Colour

Colour is the element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye. There are three properties to colour. The first is hue, which simply means the name we give to a colour (red, yellow, blue, green, etc.). The second property is intensity, which refers to the vividness of the colour. A color's intensity is sometimes referred to as its "saturation", or its "strength". The third and final property of color is its value, meaning how light or dark it is. Name the correct hues on the colour wheel below orange yellow red purple blue green Group the colors correctly Colours can be grouped into primary, secondary, intermediate and neutrals-Primary colours cannot be mixed by other colours-Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours-Intermediate colours are made by mixing a secondary colour and a primary colour-Nuetrals are not found on the colour wheel. they are used to change the intensity of a hue Primary Colours red yellow blue Secondary Colours orange purple green Neutrals black white grey brown Tertiary colours yellow green blue purple blue green red orange Colour relationships Analogous Colours: Colours that appear next to each other on the colour wheel. For example, red, orange, and yellow are analogous colours. If mixed, these colours tend to make variations of the original colours.Complimentary Colours: Colours that appear opposite one another on the colour wheel. These colours compliment one another and are often used together in order to create a strong visual impact. Sometimes also called contrasting colours. If mixed, complimentary colours tend to create "muddy" tones such as black, brown, or gray.Warm Colours: a group of colours on the colour wheel that are associated with warmth, such as red, yellow, and orange (and variations on these colours such as pink, red-orange, etc.). In art, warm colours appear to advance toward the viewer.Cool Colours: a group of colours on the colour wheel that includes blues, greens, and violets. In artwork, cool colours appear to be farther away from the viewerIn the box below, use the paintbrush tool [brush first then change the colour] to add at least one other example of each relationship as explained above. A colour wheel and example have been provided to help you. Colour variations A monochromatic artwork uses Tints, Tones, and Shades of a single hue (or pure colour). Stated simply, these colour variations are created by adding white, grey, or black to a hue to alter its intensity -TINT is adding white -TONE is adding grey -SHADE is adding blackOn the image below mark the colours as TONE, TINT or SHADE shade tint tone tint shade tone