slide 1: Color Theory The Color Wheel Characteristics of Color Basic Color Schemes Mood
slide 3: The Color Wheel Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors
slide 4: Primary Colors The primary colors are Blue
Yellow and Red. The Primary Colors
are the root of every other color
imaginable. The Primary Colors are
the only colors that can’t be
created by mixing any other colors
together.
slide 5: Secondary Colors When you combine any two primary
colors together you get new
mixtures called Secondary Colors. Yellow + Red Orange Red + Blue Purple Blue + Yellow Green
slide 6: Tertiary Colors When you mix a Primary Color and
its nearest Secondary Color you
create a Tertiary Color. Yellow + Orange YELLOW-ORANGE Red + Orange RED-ORANGE Red + Violet RED-VIOLET Blue + Violet BLUE-VIOLET Blue + Green BLUE-GREEN Yellow + Green YELLOW-GREEN
slide 7: What makes up color
slide 8: Characteristics of Color Hue Value Saturation
slide 9: Hue Hue refers to the main differences
between colors. When you are
talking about hue you are talking
about the simple name of the color.
Examples of different hues are Red
Blue Yellow Green Purple
Orange. When you are naming a
color you usually call it by the
name of its hue.
slide 10: Value Value refers to how light or dark a
color is. For example the image to the
right shows the different values of
orange and green. The colors would be
considered darker in value towards the
bottom and lighter in value towards the
top. When a color gets lighter it is
called a tint. When a color gets darker
it is called a shade.
slide 11: SATURATION Saturation refers to how intense a color is. A bright neon
color is highly saturated. A duller color that is closer to
grey is lower in saturation. The image below shows the color
blue in highest saturation towards the left and lowest
saturation towards the right. The higher saturated color is
more full of color and as the color decreases in
saturation it has more grey added to it.
slide 12: What is a color scheme
slide 13: Basic Color Schemes Complementary Analogous Warm/Cool
slide 14: Complementary Color Scheme Colors that are opposite each
other on the color wheel are
considered to be complementary
colors. The high contrast of
complementary colors creates a
vibrant look especially when used
at full saturation. This is a good
color scheme to use to make things
pop out.
slide 15: Complementary Color Scheme Which two colors are being
used in this color scheme What does the use of the
complementary colors do to
the lemon
slide 16: Analogous Color Scheme Analogous colour schemes use
colours that are next to each
other on the color wheel. They
usually match well and create
serene and comfortable designs. Analogous colour schemes are
often found in nature and are
harmonious and pleasing to the
eye.
slide 17: Analogous Color Scheme Which colors are being used
for this color scheme How do these colors make the
painting feel
slide 18: Warm and Cool Color Schemes Warm and cool color schemes use a
variety of colors that are of
similar temperature. If you limit
yourself to just choosing colors
that are warm the color scheme
would be considered warm same with
cool colors. Sometimes an artist
will use a primary warm or cool
color scheme and also include small
amounts of the opposite colors to
create interesting contrast.
slide 19: Warm and Cool Color Schemes Which painting uses
cooler colors Which painting uses
warmer colors How do the color
choices affect the
mood
slide 20: Why are color schemes
important
slide 21: Color Schemes Set Mood Different color schemes create different moods. If you want
an image to feel happy you would use brighter more
saturated colors that are warmer. If you want to make evoke
sadness in an image you would use duller cooler colors
that are darker and closer to grey.
slide 22: What is the mood What type of color scheme is being
used in this painting How do these colors add to the mood
of the painting What additional information does
the colors give you about what is
happening in the scene
slide 23: What is the mood What kind of colors are being used
in this painting How do these colors add to the mood
of the painting What additional information does
the colors give you about what is
happening in the scene