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ELEMENTS OF ART: COLOR

Color is light reflected off of objects.
Color has three main characteristics: hue, value and intensity.

COLOR WHEEL

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Primary colors 
 All other colors are mixes of primary colors.
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​Secondary Colors 
Two primary colors mixed together

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Intermediate colors or Tertiary colors
 A mix of  primary and secondary color together
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Complementary colors
 Colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Complementary pairs contrast because they share no common colors. When complementary colors are mixed together they neutralize each other to make brown. 

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HUE

Hue is the name of the color such as red, blue, green, etc. 

VALUE

Value is how light or dark the color is.  

INTENSITY

Intensity is how bright or dull the color is.

COLOR IN FAMOUS ARTWORK

PROJECT SUGGESTIONS

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS & WORKSHEETS

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