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COLOR INFORMATION

ARTISTS CAN USE COLOR TO CREATE: 
MOOD
TENSION
EMPHASIS
HARMONY
MEANING

VOCABULARY:
  1. Primary colors: colors from which all other colors are made: red, blue, and yellow
  2. Secondary colors: colors that are created from mixin two primary colors: green, orange, purple
  3. Hue: color
  4. Tint: a color plus white
  5. Shade: a color plus black
  6. Saturation: a color's intensity
  7. Warm colors: red, orange, yellow
  8. Cool Colors: green, purple, blue
  9. Analogous colors: three consecutive colors on the color wheel
  10. ​Complementary colors: the colors opposite on the color wheel: red & green, blue & orange, yellow & purple
BASIC COLOR MIXING INFO
BASIC COLOR BLENDING INFO
COLOR CHARTS:
Warm vs. Cool: (great for creating a mood or feeling)
Analogous Colors: (color families that sit next to each other - great for blending) 
​Complementary Colors: (colors that sit opposite each other - make each other "pop."
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  • Home
  • ART RESOURCES
    • RUBRICS
    • Elements and Principles of Art
    • Color Resources
    • Composition Resources
    • Drawing Resources
    • Clay Resources
    • Museums and Galleries
    • Contests
  • SUB PLANS
    • MIDDLE SCHOOL: LOCKER NAME DESIGN
    • HIGH SCHOOL: OP ART
  • 2D ART
    • Project 1 >
      • Drawing Upside Down
      • Value Project
    • PERSPECTIVE
    • WATERCOLOR
    • Printmaking
    • Gridding Technique
    • Extra Credit
  • SCULPTURE
    • Cardboard Helmets
    • Paper Mache Animal Bust
  • POTTERY
    • Ceramic Vases and Lanterns
    • Ceramic Cube
  • 8th Grade Art
    • Ceramic Castles and Houses
    • Book Cover Re-Design
    • Choice
    • Symbolic Tattoo Design
  • 7th Grade Art
    • Graffiti Art
    • Ancient Maps
    • Ceramic Food
    • Coat of Arms
    • Choice
  • 6th Grade Art
    • Kandinsky Landscapes
    • Printmaking
  • Art History
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • CHARACTER CREATION
    • PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATION
    • INSPIRATION ILLUSTRATION
    • MEMORY ILLUSTRATION
    • LEVEL 2: POSTER
    • LEVEL 2: COVER REDESIGN
    • LEVEL 2: THREE ILLUSTRATIONS
  • Art Show