ARTISTS CAN USE COLOR TO CREATE:
MOOD
TENSION
EMPHASIS
HARMONY
MEANING
MOOD
TENSION
EMPHASIS
HARMONY
MEANING
VOCABULARY:
- Primary colors: colors from which all other colors are made: red, blue, and yellow
- Secondary colors: colors that are created from mixin two primary colors: green, orange, purple
- Hue: color
- Tint: a color plus white
- Shade: a color plus black
- Saturation: a color's intensity
- Warm colors: red, orange, yellow
- Cool Colors: green, purple, blue
- Analogous colors: three consecutive colors on the color wheel
- Complementary colors: the colors opposite on the color wheel: red & green, blue & orange, yellow & purple
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.")
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.")