Understanding Color Theory and Mixing Colors
Importance of Mixing Colors
- Mixing your own colors can create cohesive color palettes.
- Cheaper than purchasing individual tubes of paints for each color.
Creating a Color Wheel
- Primary Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow.
- Foundation of all other colors.
- Mixing all three produces a muddy brown.
- Secondary Colors: Created by mixing primary colors.
- Red + Blue = Purple
- Blue + Yellow = Green
- Yellow + Red = Orange
- Tertiary Colors: Mixing a primary with a secondary color.
- Red-Orange, Red-Purple, Blue-Purple, Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange.
Recap of Color Mixing
- Start with primary colors.
- Mix to create secondary colors.
- Mix primary and secondary to create tertiary colors.
Key Color Theory Terms
- Hue: The name of a color (e.g., red, blue, green).
- Saturation: Intensity or purity of a hue.
- High saturation = bright.
- Desaturated = washed out/grayed.
- Value: Lightness or darkness of a hue.
- Shade: Hue + black.
- Tint: Hue + white.
- Tone: Hue + gray.
Color Temperature
- Warm Colors: Reds, Oranges, Yellows.
- Cool Colors: Purples, Blues, Greens.
- Effects: Warm is often bright and cheerful, cool can be dark and mysterious.
Common Color Schemes
- Monochromatic: One hue with variations in tints, tones, and shades.
- Complementary: Colors opposite on the color wheel (e.g., red and green).
- High contrast, use carefully to avoid overpowering.
- Analogous: 2-4 colors next to each other on the wheel.
- Triadic: Three colors evenly spaced around the color wheel.
- Split Complementary: A base color and two adjacent to its complementary color.
- Tetradic: Four colors in two complementary pairs.
- Square: Four complementary colors evenly spaced around the color wheel.
Conclusion and Additional Resources
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These notes summarize the main concepts of color theory and mixing as presented in the lecture. They provide a reference to understand basic color mixing techniques, color theory terms, and popular color schemes for creating visually appealing art.