Color

And its contents Andrew McIntosh

Tues & Thurs. 11am

The Color Wheel

What we will learn•Primary color•Secondary color•Tertiary color•Cool color•Warm color •Analogous color•Complementary color•Split Complementary color

“12 Step Wheel”

Color and your Mood•Separate into groups of about 5•On a scrap piece of paper:• Red• Blue• Yellow• Orange • Purple• Green• White • Black

•Go through and decide what these colors remind you of• Moods, Feelings, Objects, Etc.

Color and your Mood

Green: Balance, Harmony, Nature, Acceptance

Blue: Calmness, Peace, Honesty, Emotional depth

Violet: Imagination, Meditation, Artistic Qualities

Red: Physical Energy, Stamina, Stability, Passion

Orange: Stimulates Creativity, Pleasure, Enthusiasm,

Yellow: Increases Fun, Personal Power, Logic

What do these logos have in common?

Primary Color

•Red, Yellow and Blue are primary colors because they are

the bases to all other colors

•When two of these three colors are mixed they create the

Secondary Colors

Red

Yellow

Blue

Red + Yellow = Orange

Yellow + Blue = Green

Blue + Red = Purple (Violet)

Secondary Color

Orange

Violet

Green

•The secondary colors are created by mixing two primaries together• Red+Yellow=

Orange• Blue+Red=

Purple• Yellow+Blue=

Green

•The Tertiary colors are created

when a primary and secondary color are mixed

Tertiary Color

•Tertiary color is created when a primary and a secondary color are mixed

Split Complement•A 3 color set•A color plus the two adjacent color to its complement

Complement•Two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

Warm Colors

Cool Colors

*Analogous colors*•3 colors next to each other in the color wheel

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TINT•A color plus the addition of

white

TONE•The color plus the addition plus gray

SHADE•A color plus the addition of black

Apply what you’ve learned

•Come up front and choose a color sample •Applying what you’ve learned today you are to use your paints to re-create your chosen color as close as possible• Cut piece of illustration board • 8” x 11”

• Your copied color • 4” x 4”

• Color Sample• 1” x 1”*ACRYLIC PAINT DRIES SLIGHTLY

DARKER*

SourcesSlide 1

http://internal-flame13.deviantart.com/art/Splatter-paint-background-179711560Slide 4

http://web.njit.edu/~jes33/is270/assgt4/index.htmlSlide 11

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2010/12/15/maybe-connectivity-isnt-as-important-as-i-thought/virgin-mobile-logo-01/#.UHsSqcXR68A