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Color Theory Notes Objective

The document provides an overview of color theory, including the color wheel, primary and secondary colors, and concepts such as tints, shades, and tones. It includes a series of questions and a word bank for students to fill in, reinforcing their understanding of color terminology and relationships. Additionally, it outlines various color themes and schemes, such as monochromatic, analogous, and complementary colors.

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Color Theory Notes Objective

The document provides an overview of color theory, including the color wheel, primary and secondary colors, and concepts such as tints, shades, and tones. It includes a series of questions and a word bank for students to fill in, reinforcing their understanding of color terminology and relationships. Additionally, it outlines various color themes and schemes, such as monochromatic, analogous, and complementary colors.

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Name & Period ____________

COLOR THEORY NOTES


OBJECTIVE:
Students will review and learn the Art Element color theory.
Use Google to answer the questions below: https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
REVIEW:
~The color wheel has 12 colors ~There are Themes and Schemes
~Primary colors - 3 of them - they come from nature ~Tint - Add White to the color - use heavy pressure
Red, Yellow, Blue ~Shade - Add Black to the color - use light pressure
~Secondary colors-3 of them-mix 2 primaries together
Red+Blue=Violet Red+Yellow=Orange Blue+Yellow=Green
QUESTIONS WORD BANK
USE THE WORD BANK ON THE RIGHT TO FILL IN THE BLANKS
__________ Another name used for color is? Grey
__________ General term used to describe hue, tint, tone, or shade. Orange, Violet, Green
__________ What colors are never referred to as a Hue? Tertiary
__________ What are the Primary colors? White
__________ What are the Secondary colors? White, Black, Gray
__________ Colors that are in-between a Primary and Secondary color is? Hue
__________ A Tint is sometimes called? Color
__________ How is a tint made, using a Hue and what? Red, Yellow, Blue
__________ What is added to a Hue to make Tone? Black and White
__________ What pigments make Gray? Pastel
WRITE THE WORD TRUE OR FALSE IN THE BLANKS
__________ Too little Gray dulls the color too much
__________ Toned colors are generally considered less pleasing to the eye
__________ Definition of a shade is using only Black
__________ A Tint darkens the color
__________ A Shade must show some of your original Hue, not straight Black
Color Information:
**Color Themes are: **6 Tertiary colors–Mix a Primary first with a Secondary
Tint–Add White to your Hue Red-Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Green
Shade–Add Black to your Hue Blue-Violet, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange
Tone–Add Grey to your Hue
Monochromatic–1 Hue, +tint, +shade, +tone
Analogous–Colors that next to each other
on the color wheel
**Warm Colors–6 total **Cool Colors-6 total
Red-Violet, Red, Red-Orange, Yellow-Green, Green, Blue-Green,
Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow Blue, Blue-Violet, Violet
**Complementary Colors-Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel. Such as Red & Green
**Split-Complementary Colors-Use a main Hue and 2 colors placed symmetrically next to the complement color
**Triad or Triadic-3 colors per Triad. The colors are evenly spaced from each other. There are 4 Triads on the color
wheel.
#1-The Primary colors-Red, Yellow, Blue #2-The Secondary colors-Orange, Violet, Green
#3-Tertiary colors- #4-Tertiary colors-
Red-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Violet Yellow-Orange, Blue-Green, Red-Violet
Watch this video about colors:-→ web address is: https://youtu.be/wWW_UbrkBEw
TOTAL POINTS EARNED:________/30

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