Color Theory

HUE HueHue is the name of a color in the color spectrum, such as red, blue, or yellow. Red, yellow, and blue are the primary hues. You cannot make primary hues by mixing other hues together. However, by combining the three primary colors and black and white, you can produce every other color. The secondary hues are made by mixing two primary colors. Red and yellow make orange; red and blue make violet; and blue and yellow make green. Orange, violet, and green are the secondary hues. The six intermediate colors are made by mixing a primary color with its secondary color. For example, red and orange make red-orange, red and violet make red-violet, blue and violet make blue-violet, and so on. You can make many additional variations by combining the intermediate colors.A color wheel is the spectrum bent into a circle. It is a useful tool for organizing colors. The color wheel in is a twelve-color wheel showing the three primary, three secondary, and six intermediate hues. VALUE Value is the art element that describes the darkness or lightness of a color. The amount of light a color reflects determines its color value. Not all hues of the spectrum have the same value. Yellow is the lightest hue because it reflects the most light. Violet is the darkest hue because it reflects the least light. Black, white, and gray are neutral colors. When white light shines on a white object, the object reflects all of the color waves and does not absorb any. As a result, you see the color of all the light, which is white. A black object absorbs all of the color waves. Black reflects no light; black is the absence of light. Gray is impure white—it reflects an equal part of each color wave. The more light that gray reflects, the lighter it looks; the more it absorbs, the darker it looks. You can change the value of any hue by adding black or white. A light value of a hue is called a tint, and a dark value of a hue is called a shade. The term shade is often used incorrectly to refer to both tints and shades. A tint is created by adding white; a shade is created by adding black. When artists want to show a bright, sunny day, they use tints. Paintings having many tints are referred to as high-key paintings. Cassatt’s Margot in Blue is an example of a high-key painting. Low-key paintings have shades, or dark values, which are used when the artist wants to represent dark, gloomy days, nighttime, and dusk. Dark values can add a feeling of mystery to a work. They can also be used to create a sense of foreboding or danger. If the change in value is gradual, the design produces a calm feeling. If the values take large leaps up and down the scale, from almost white to almost black, the artwork has an active, even nervous, effect. What is your name? Your homeroom teacher? Red, Yellow and Blue are classified as the........ Primary colors Secondary colors Tertiary colors Primitive colors Which of the following is not a warm color? Red Red-Violet Red-Orange Blue-Violet The secondary colors are....... Red, yellow, green Blue, orange, pink Blue, white, black Orange, green, purple Mixing a primary with a secondary results in this type of color.......(yellow-green is an example) Triad Triple Tertiary Trivial Red, yellow, orange are classified as the......... Hot colors Warm colors Cool colors Medium colors Using one color and mixing that color with black and white to create value is what type of color scheme? One color monocolor Monochromatic Onecolormatic A set of colors used to create an artwork is called a........ Color set Color palette Color scheme Color field Darkening a color down by adding black is called mixing a....... Shade Tint Neutral Shadow Lightening a color by adding white is called mixing a........ Shade Lighter Tint Highlight Which of the following colors shows dominance and discipline. This color draws attention. Black White Green Purple