Pink: delicacy, subtlety, femininity, reduction of anger
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Walk around the room to the colored sheets of paper and write the first thing that comes to mind when looking at that color.
Pink: delicacy, subtlety, femininity, reduction of anger
Red: stimulating, exciting, passionate
Orange: value, economy
Yellow: sunlight, safety, happiness, brightness
Green: nature, serenity, friendliness, being
intellectual
Blue: coolness, being soothing; like the sky, water,
and ice; trustworthiness, friendliness. (Typically the number1 favorite color.)
Purple: Drama, regalness
Black: sophistication, formality, death
White: lightness, airiness, purity, cleanliness
Brown; warmth, comfort, earthiness, home, nature
Gray coolness, formality, oppressiveness
Color
Warm colors are based on yellows, oranges, browns, yellowish greens, warm reds...
Cool colors are based on blues, greens, pinks, purples, blue-greens, magentas, and true "blue-based" reds.
Color Hues
COLOR
To maintain or decrease attention and apparent size, to appear taller and slimmer◦ Cooler hues◦ Darker values◦ Duller intensities◦ Close contrasts
Examples: navy, khaki, grape, charcoal, mauve
color
To increase attention and apparent size, to appear shorter and heavier◦ Warmer hues◦ Lighter values◦ Brighter intensities◦ Strong contrasts
Examples: shocking pink, pumpkin, tangerine, raspberry
Color personalities!!
To appear refined, romantic◦ Warm to cool hues◦ Lighter values◦ Dull, muted to medium intensities including
pastels◦ Close contrasts, subtle
Examples: shell pink, lavender, misty rose, orchid, blue, peach, all pastels
To feel and appear happy, youthful, sportive◦ Warmer hues◦ Light to dark values◦ Medium to bright intensities◦ Strong contrasts, bold
Examples: coral, red, khaki, ivory, brown, camel, cinnamon, brick
Color Personalities!!!
Color personalities!!!
To appear mature, serious, somber, classic◦ Cool hues◦ Dark values◦ Dull intensities
Examples: navy blue, taupe, charcoal, maroon, gray, black
Color personalities!!
To feel and appear dramatic/exotic◦ Warm to cool hues◦ Dark values, deep◦ Bright intensities, rich◦ Strong contrasts, bold
Magenta, fuchsia, emerald green, royal blue, regal purple, sapphire, amethyst
Senses Worksheet
Take out a piece of paper Write your favorite color at the top of the sheet.
Write two paragraphs (each paragraph should consist of 3-4 COMPLETE sentences) on whether or not you agree with what it has to say about their color personality according to the favorite color.
If you don't agree, choose the color that you feel best fits.
Hand in completed work.
Activity
PINKIf your favorite color is pink you are probably
laid back and carefree. You may be somewhat sheltered and innocent, or you
wish you were. Words that describe you are shy, romantic, and feminine. You are gentle,
almost to the point of being weak. You have a calming effect on those around you and people who need a friend seek you out.
REDIf your favorite color is red, you want to be part of the
action and are quite impulsive. Outspoken, quick-tempered and intense are words that describe your
personality. In a crowd you are dynamic and noticeable. If you are not careful you can become
overbearing. You are emotional, exciting and athletic. You give your opinion whether others agree with you
or not. Life for you must be lived to the fullest.
YELLOWIf your favorite color is yellow you are
intellectual and drawn toward the new and modern. High spirited, cheerful, and idealistic
best describe your personality. You are vivacious, extroverted and comedic. You have strong opinions and can be stubborn. You live
by high standards and give sound advice.
ORANGEIf your favorite color is orange you are
unique. You are friendly and get along well with others. You radiate warmth and
inspire those you are with. You tend to be social and drawn to groups of people. You
are the hearth of the home and grateful for family and friends.
WHITEIf you like white you expect to be happy
most of the time. Your personality is light, good and pure. You have a sense of
innocence about you. You seek perfection and expect others to do the same, which
sometimes make you appear cold.
BLUEIf blue is your favorite color you are cautious,
conservative and sensitive to the needs of others. Your basic need for harmony often
thrusts you into the role of peacemaker. Words that best describe you are business-like, calm,
and capable. You are a loyal, trustworthy friend, but expressing your emotions in a relationship is
difficult for you.
GREENIf your favorite color is green, you are fresh,
friendly and natural. You are persistent, well balanced and stable. The environment is important in your life and you like things
basic to the point of being simple. As a friend you are frank, sensitive, affectionate
and loyal.
BLUE/GREENIf your favorite color is blue/green you are
sensitive and need loving care and adoration form others, but you maintain
your independence. Showing emotion difficult for you and others perceive you as
self-centered. You have excellent taste and a mature outlook.
PURPLEIf you like purple you are creative! You consider yourself unique and you set yourself apart from
others. You are an artist at heart. Scheduling and mundane tasks bore you. You can frequently be
found daydreaming and would actually prefer fantasy to reality. While you seek cultural events and luxury, you do not put yourself out to serve humanity. Many
inventors claim purple as their favorite color.
BROWNIf you like brown you are likely to be seen
as stable and unchanging. You are self-disciplined, conscientious and dependable.
You like the rugged outdoors and the ultra natural. You are warm, comfortable,
intimate and accepting.
BLACKIf you like black you are sophisticated,
mysterious and dramatic. You are dignified and keep to yourself. You may be unhappy
with how things are, but aren’t quite certain how you can change existing
circumstances. A young child who chooses black exclusively may be depressed.
COLOR
Colors are often symbolicChina, yellow is religiousPurple was restricted for use
by nobilityEgyptians tombs adorned with
brilliant colorsChristians colored stained-glass windows
History of Colors
A ray of light is the source of all color Without light, color does not exist The longest wavelength is perceived as red
and the shortest as violet Pigments are substances that can be
ground into fine power and used for adding color to dyes and paints
Color can alter the appearance of form and space, affect our performance abilities, and change our moods
Basics about Color
Hue Another name for color
Value Lightness or darkness of a color
Intensity Brightness or dullness of a color
Tint Color with white added to it
Shade Color with black added to it
Hue – the name of a color Value – the lightness or darkness of a
color◦ Tints – values lighter than normal; adding
white◦ Shades – values that are darker; adding black
Intensity – the purity and strength of the color◦ Tones – lessen add gray or the
complementary color
Munsell system◦ Five principal hues and
five intermediate◦ A numbering system that
helps designers identify exact hue
Ostwald system◦ Three pairs of
complementary colors◦ Color circle has 24 hues
Color Systems
Primary: Red, Yellow & Blue
PRIMARY COLORS
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Secondary: Green, Violet, & Orange (made by combining primary colors)
When you mix primary colors together, you get secondary colors.
SECONDARY COLORS
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SECONDARY COLORS
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Tertiary: yellow-green, blue-green, red-violet, red-orange, and yellow-orange (made by combing secondary colors)
TERTIARY COLORS
When you mix primary colors with secondary colors, you get tertiary colors.
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Color Schemes
Monochromatic
Mono means “one”, refers to the tints tones and shades of one color
Possible color combinations are limitless!◦ Mint green and forest green
Generally calming, however it depends on the hue
Neutral
One, two, or three achromatic neutrals, may or may not vary in the degree of warmness or coolness, lightness or darkness, brightness or dullness
Possible colors: black and white, combination of browns
Effect: vary in mood depending on the degree of light and dark value contrast◦Are most effective if the degree of lightness or darkness
in your hair and/or skin coloring is repeated in the lightness or darkness of the clothing
Accented Neutral
One color added to other neutrals to form a scheme.
Possible colors: black, white & red, browns with light blue
Effect: draws attention to the one added hue
Uses colors (3-5) that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.
One color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme
Analogous
Analogous
Possible colors (Can include tints, tones & shades)◦ Yellow-green, yellow, yellow-orange, orange
Feeling created: can be calming or exciting depending on whether they come from the cool or warm side of the color wheel.◦ This color scheme is most effective if one of the
hues repeats some aspect of your personal coloring… eyes, hair…
Built by combining hues opposite each other on the color wheel
Tend to be livelier than other schemes
Values and intensities must be handled carefully
Complementary
Complementary
Possible colors: red & green, blue & orange
Feeling associated: stimulating due to opposite visual characteristics. By dulling the intensity or value, calming effect may be achieved.◦ Can be very flattering to personal coloring, and
versatile
When three colors, evenly spaced from one another, are used.
The triadic scheme is not as contrasting as the complementary scheme, but it looks more balanced and harmonious
Triadic