COLORS , COlORS , COLORs Light & COLORS
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COLORS, C
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LIGHT &
COLORS
B Y D A Y L Y N WE P P N E R J U L I E B R O W
N A N D C A I T L I N F R I E S S
INTRODUCTION:Color and Light are interconnectedColor is made of wavelengths of LightIf there is no light, there is no colorColor can elude definition; it is tough to pin
downThe definition of color is based on how it is feltColor informs, influences, attracts, and
compels through countless visual and emotional channels (PII)
It is a basic human instinct to notice color (PII)
HUEA C O L O R S H U E A T T R I B U T E S T O T H E S E A R T I S T I C F U N C T I O N S
1. Identifying an object or subject
2. Organizing a composition
3. Creating the illusion of space
4. Symbolizing learned, cultural conventions and associations
5. Creating mood6. Reflecting and emotion
Common name we use to identify colors
(Yellow, Blue, Red etc.)
Helps us to place what we experience visually
Helps to distinguish object
LEMONS OR LIMES
LEMONS
WAVELENGTH
Every color has its own wavelength
We see each color differently through the various sizes of Wavelengths
The shortest wavelengths are bent the most and the longest are bent to the least
D I S C O V E R E D B Y S I R I S A A C N E W T O N : A L L C O L O R L I G H T S C R E A T E W H I T E L I G H T
Primary colors –Red, Yellow, BlueAll colors derive from
primary colorsSecondary colors are
created when two primary colors are mixed-orange, green, violet
Tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color next to it yellow green, blue-violet, etc.
A colors pigment can soothe irritate, and calm a person (PII)
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COMPLEMENTARY COLOR: COLORS THAT ARE FOUND ON THE OPPOSING SIDE OF COLOR WHEEL FROM EACH OTHER CREATE AN ANTAGONISTIC AND DISRUPTIVE NATURE
Warm and Cool Colors
Warm- Yellow, Orange and Red
Cool-Blue, Green and Violet
Complimentary Colors involve one warm and one cool color
COLORS
The lightness or Darkness of a Color
Light=HighDark=Low
VALUE
VALUE: THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR
Light colors: Higher Scale- tints
Dark colors: Lower Scale- shades
N A V A H O W E A V E R S
Prior to the 1850s natural wool colors (white, brown) were used to weave
Blankets would be divided into different values of brown (light to dark)
Repetition of patterns and colors to emphasize the values
INTENSITY: THE RELATIVE BRIGHTNESS OR DULLNESS OF A COLOR
Aka: “Chroma” or “Saturation”Edward Hopper and Stuart Davis
The intensity of any color is the most ducked when it is mixed with its color compliment
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*Chiaroscuro:Modeling a form
through gradual tonal modulations
LIGHT: COLOR DOES NOT EXIST PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM LIGHT
FORMS BECOME LIGHTT H E E N D O F T H E 1 9 T H C E N T U R Y
The idea of reversing the practice of manipulating light to emphasize the three-dimensional impression of volumes in illusionistic or actual space
J O S E P H M A L L O R D
Point to several examples of varying degrees of color value and color intensity?
What effect does he use of analogous color have on your emotional response to this image?
MARC CHAGALL. ISSACHAR WINDOW