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Color Part 1

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Color

Is the aspect of art that is caused by the reflection of wavelengths of light
Photo by kevin dooley

Local color

Is the color it appears to be in white daylight
Photo by matunos

Atmospheric color

Is used to create the impression of a specific time of day or specific weather conditions

Arbitrary color

Is used by the artist for purely emotional or aesthetic reasons and is not related to the local Clorox

Color wheel

Is organized to show the theoretical relationship between hues.

Primary hues

Are the hues from which all other hues are mixed.
Photo by Riebart

Secondary hues

Can be made by mixing unequal amounts of any two primary colors
Photo by bill barber

Intermediate hues

Are created by mixing unequal amounts of any two primaries
Photo by Will Montague

Hue

Is one of the three characteristics of color

Warm hues

Seem to come forward and one associated with warm or hot objects

Cool hues

Recede and are associated with things such as water or grass
Photo by judie uffe

Value

Is another characteristic of color it refers to the darkness or lightness of a color
Photo by Rahman_95

Lightened

Colors can be darkened or lightened by adding one of the neutrals which are black white gray.
Photo by Graela

Intensity

Is the third characteristic of color it refers to the brightness or dullness of a color
Photo by wbeem

Neutral

A color will be less intense if its compliment or a neutral is add to it using a neutral will also change the value
Photo by Mary Vican