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Color Is What?• We see color by the reflection of
light.
• Without light, color does not exist.
• Light is broken down into colors of the spectrum. – You can often see a variety of colors in
a bright beam when you look at something like a rainbow.
Color• Color can alter the appearance of
form and space.
• Color can affect our performance
abilities and change our moods.
• Color is affected by texture,
artificial lighting, and
natural lighting.
Pigments
• Pigments are: substances that can be ground into fine powder and used for adding color to dyes and paints.
• Pigments were originally derived from animal, mineral, and vegetable sources.
• Examples:
– Purple from shellfish
– Red dye from the dried bodies of scale insects
The Color Wheel
• There are 12 hues in the spectrum of color.
• They are divided into three categories…
Red-violet
Violet
Blue-violetBlue
Blue-green
Green
Yellow-green
Yellow
Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Red
The Primary Colors
• Red, Yellow, and
Blue
• These colors cannot
be combined from
mixing any colors
together.
Red-violet
Violet
Blue-violetBlue
Blue-green
Green
Yellow-green
Yellow
Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Red
Secondary Colors
What are the secondary colors?
How do we make Secondary colors?
The Secondary Colors
• Green, violet, and
orange
• Made by combining
the Primary colors
together.
Red-violet
Violet
Blue-violetBlue
Blue-green
Green
Yellow-green
Yellow
Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Red
Tertiary Colors
What colors do we mix to create Tertiary
Colors?
The Tertiary Colors
• Yellow-green, blue-green,
blue-violet, red-violet, red-
orange, yellow-orange.
• Made by combining a primary
and a secondary hue.
• Named by the Primary color
first.
Red-violet
Violet
Blue-violetBlue
Blue-green
Green
Yellow-green
Yellow
Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Red
3-D Color Wheels
The Color Wheel
• The color wheel is a basic tool we use when working with colors.
• It is based on the standard color theory known as Brewster/Prang.
• In addition to the traditional color wheel, there are two color systems that are useful when more detailed colors are required.– The Munsell system:
• Has 5 principles hues and 5 intermediate hues. A numbering system helps designers identify the exact hue they need.
– The Ostwald system:• Made from pairs of complementary colors. The color
circle has twenty-four hues.
Color Wheel Assignment
Now it’s your turn to create your own color wheel!
1. Start with your PRIMARY COLORS – Paint them in their place.
2. Mix primary colors to get your SECONDARY COLORS.
3. Mix primary & secondary colors to get your TERTIARY COLORS.
PAINT NEATLY!!!ONLY USE PRIMARY COLORS!