Painting shades and tintsA monochromatic color scheme

Ms. Blaylock

Color Wheel

The 12 colors of the spectrum arranged in a circle.

Lets start with the basics…

Primary Colors

The three colors used to create all other colors.

Primary colorYellow, Red, and Blue. All other colors can be made from these colors.

Secondary Colors

The three colors made by combining the three primary colors.

Secondary colorGreen, orange, purple. The three colors made by combining two of the primary colors.

Tertiary or Intermediate Colors

The six colors made by combining primary and secondary colors.

The Properties of Color

1.Hue is the name of the color (red, yellow, etc.) It refers to the color’s position on the color wheel.

2.Value – The lightness or darkness of a color.

3. Chroma/Intensity – The brightness or dullness of a color.

Tints and Shades

Tints are made by adding white to a color.Shades are made by adding black to a color.

Monochromatic

One color and its tints and shades.

Monochromatic- one color plus its tints and shades.

The entire painting is created using one hue, or color. Some areas are darkened with black paint, some areas are lightened with white paint.

Remember:Shades/Shadows are created by adding black paint to your hue (color)

Tints/highlights are created by adding white paint to your hue (color)

Your Assignment:

First, you will practice making shades and tints with paint.

1.Divide a sheet of manila paper into 3 columns of 5 squares.

2. Use tempera paint to color the third square of each row with a primary color.

3. Add white to each primary color to paint in the next square, then lighten again and paint in the last square. Do this for each row of primary colors.

4. Add black to each primary color to paint in the square on the other side of each primary color, then darken again to paint in the last square. Do this for each row of primary colors.

Your assignment continued…

Once you complete your shades and tints sheet, you will create a painting using a monochromatic color scheme.

1. Start by picking an image to work with, you must use a picture or draw from life. Must be an image; not a logo, symbol, or image from your head

2. Draw this image on thin white paper.3. When your image is complete, trace this onto

paint paper.4. Paint your image carefully, starting from light to

dark.