Color Theory

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Color Theory

• 7th Grade Art
• Julie Whited

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Introduction

• Color theory is a body of practical guidance to
  color mixing and the visual impact of specific
  color combinations
  
• Color theory principles first appear in the
  writings of Alberti (c.1435) and the notebooks of
  Leonardo da Vinci(c.1490),
  

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Primary Colors
Red Yellow and Blue
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Secondary Colors
Orange Violet Green
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TERTIARY COLORS

• Formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color
  
  
• Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple,
  blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green

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Analogous Colors
Analogous colors are any three colors which are
side by side on a 12 part color wheel
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Complementary Colors
Complementary colors are any two colors which are
directly opposite each other
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Warm vs. Cool

• Warm colors red, yellow, browns and tans
• Cool colors - blue green, blue violet, and grays

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Lets Review
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Directions

• Read each question or statement carefully
• Pick an answer
• If you choose a wrong answer, click the arrow key
  to return to the question
  
• If you choose the correct answer, click the arrow
  key to move on to the next question
  

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The Primary Colors are

• Yellow, Green and Black
• Blue, Red, and Yellow
• Orange, Violet, and Green

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Correct!
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Who played a big part in color theory history?

• Bridgette Riley
• Faith Ringgold
• Leonardo da Vinci

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Correct!
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Analogous Colors are created by mixing colors
that are opposite each other on the color wheel.

• True
• False

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Correct!
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The following picture is an example of which
color scheme?

• Warm
• Cool
• Primary

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Correct!
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Primary and a Secondary colors mixed together
create

• Complementary Colors
• Analogous Colors
• TERTIARY COLORS

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Correct!
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Additional Information

• http//www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/art/activities/games/fac
  tory.html
  
• http//www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/overv
  iew/
  
• http//www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/c
  olor/dots/index.html

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Thanks!