Color
Hue: (1) The technical word for color. (2) The name given to a color, such as red or yellow, that distinguishes one color from another.
The Color Wheel
The color wheel is a basic tool we use when working with colors.
Color wheel
• A diagram that illustrates hues and their relationship to each other.
• The color wheel is a basic tool we use when working with colors.
The Color Wheel
Blue Blue-green Blue-violet Violet
Green
Red-violet
Yellow-green
Red
Yellow Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
• There are 12 hues in the spectrum of color. • They are divided into three categories…
The Primary Colors
• Red, Yellow, and Blue • These colors cannot be combined from mixing any colors together.
Blue Blue-green Blue-violet Violet
Green
Red-violet
Yellow-green
Red
Yellow Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Primary hues: Red, yellow, blue. These colors cannot be made by using any other color. All other colors are made from a combination of these.
The Secondary Colors
• Green, violet, and orange • Made by combining the Primary colors together.
Blue Blue-green Blue-violet Violet
Green
Red-violet
Yellow-green
Red
Yellow Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Secondary hues: Orange, green, violet. These are created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors.
The Tertiary Colors
• Yellow-green, blue-green, blueviolet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange. • Made by combining a primary and a secondary hue. • Named by the Primary color first.
Blue Blue-green Blue-violet Violet
Green
Red-violet
Yellow-green
Red
Yellow Yellow-orange Orange
Red-orange
Intermediate hues or tertiary: • Colors made by combining equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary hues. • Blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yelloworange, red-orange, red-violet.
Warm and cool colors
• Warm colors: Red, orange yellow. • Think of the sun and its warmth.
Cool colors
• Cool colors: Green, blue, violet. • Think of the ocean or sky.
• Tint: The lighter hue created when white is added to a color. • Shade: The darker hue created when black is added to a color.
Color
• Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color.
• Value: The lightness or darkness of a color.
The Color Wheel
1. Using the watercolor pencils – color the color wheel. 2. Practice mixing the colors using the “Tints, Tones & Shades” worksheet. 3. Color Values worksheet 4. Create a portfolio page for the color wheel and a page for the Color Values.