Color
Hue: When an object reflects a certain wavelength
we see the object as having that color.
“The name” of a wavelength of light…red, blue, etc.
Achromatic
“No color”
Using only
black, white
and greys to
create art
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Cool Colors
Greens, Blues, Purples
Think “water”
Warm Colors
Reds, Pinks, Yellows,
Oranges
Think “fire”
Monochromatic
Using ONE color,
and various values of that color to create art
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Primary
Colors
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Red, Yellow, Blue
Colors that cannot be
made
Secondary
Colors
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Orange, Green, Purple
Colors that are
created by mixing
neighboring primary
colors together
Tertiary
Colors
(Also known as
Intermediate Colors)
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Created by mixing a
secondary with a
neighboring primary
Usually have
hyphenated names, i.e.
yellow-orange, bluegreen, red-violet
Complementary
Colors
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Colors that appear directly
across from one another
on the color wheel.
Orange and Blue.
Green and Red.
Yellow and Violet.
Even Intermediate have complement colors…
such as Red-orange and Blue-green
Value
The lightness and darkness of a color or tone
Shades
occur
when you
mix black
with a
color
making it
darker
Tints
occur
when you
mix white
with a
color
making it
lighter
Using Value
Art with mostly Light values
is said to be “High Key”
Art with mostly Dark values
is said to be “Low Key”
Color Value
Intensity or Saturation
• How bright or dull a color is; it’s visual
strength.
• A color’s purity
High Intensity
Depth of an Image
Background
Middleground
Foreground
Pablo Picasso,
Old Guitarist
(from his Blue Period),
1903
Pablo Picasso,
Femme aux Bras Croises
(from his Blue Period),
1901
Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters 2012-2013
Derrick Buisch, 77 Monsters (Details), 2012-2013
Dana Showers,
Caught
Color Study, 2003
Vincent Van Gough
Café Terrace on the
Place du Forum, 1888
Vincent Van Gough, The Night Café, 1888
Vermeer,
The Milkmaid,
1658 – 60
Monochromatic Complement
Paintings
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Choose 2 complementary colors
Acrylic paints
Mix paints in range of values
Subject of your choice
Various paint application
techniques
Lily Smith
Megan Gilfillan
Erica Weiner
Mo Hagen
Jay Eberhardt
Kari Dyreson
Sarah Jackson
Mikayla Mrochek
Jesse Jones
Nicole Kalscheur
Krantz
Nichole Kelly
Painting Techniques
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5Z-eH6OKk
Smooth blending
Texture with Paint!
Using different brushstrokes
Pointillism
(dots!)
Showing brushstrokes and using sgraffito
Sgraffito
Scratching through the
top layer of paint to
show the layer below
Using an acrylic “wash”