EARTH TONESComputer Art

WHAT ARE EARTH TONES? Colors with

elements of browns, tans and grays are examples of Earth Tones.

Earth Tones resemble those colors found in nature.

Earth Tones do not appear on the color wheel.

NEUTRAL COLORS

Earth Tones are sometimes called “neutral colors” or “achromatic colors”.

Neutral colors include black, gray, and white, sometimes brown and beige.

BLACK

BROWN

WHITE

GRAY

Take a look at some examples of Earth Tone color schemes in art…

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Rembrandt van Rijn St. Bartholomew 1657

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Juan CorderoThe Bather1854

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Francisco LasoThe Indian Potter1855

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Jose ObregonThe Discovery of

Pulque1869

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Pablo Picasso Woman with a

Mandolin 1909

Marcel DuchampNude Descending A

Staircase1912

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Paul KleeAncient Sound1925

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ARTJoaquin Torres-

GarciaArte Universal1943

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Diego RiveraPeasants1947

EXAMPLES OF EARTH TONES IN ART

Jackson PollockAutumn RhythmNumber 301950

CONCLUSION The colors black, white, gray, and

variations of brown are included in the color family called earth tones.

The use of different types of browns and grays can suggest a rural aspect to many earth tone paintings.

The dullness of earth tone color schemes can help to quiet the paintings and give them a quality of seriousness.

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