Color Theory #1

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of a color, measures the amount or quantity of light in a color. Value is controlled by additions of white or black

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Value Scale

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A gray scale, a series of spaces filled with the tints and shades of one color, starting with white or the lightest tint on one end, and gradually changing into the darkest shade or black on the other.

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Value Key

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The relative level of a color's value, whether referencing an individual color, or a color scheme seen either in an artwork's entirety or in a passage within one. The lighter the value, the higher and more cheerful the value key; the darker the value, the lower and more somber the value key.

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High Key

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Light values from the middle key until the lightest or white

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Middle Key

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5% value

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Low Key

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Dark values from the middle key until the darkest or black

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Acromatic Value

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Includes on black, white, or grays
"no-color"

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Chromatic Value

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Includes colors

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Middle Value

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5%

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Middle Gray

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5%

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Tint

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white added to a color: color+white (high key)

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Normal or Natural Value

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3 Physical Properties of Color

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1. Tint 2. Intensity 3. Value

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Issac Newton

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1663 he did his experiment about the spectrum

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Spectrum

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Band of color produced when light is passed through a prism
(V,I,B,G,Y,O,R)

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Additive Color

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Produced by light
Primaries= R,G,B (e.g. a computer screen)
Print and photo primaries=CMY(k)
k=black c=cayenne m=magenta y=yellow

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Subtractive Color

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Produced by paint
Primaries= R,Y,B

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Color Temperature

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The relative level of a color's temperature, whether referencing an individual color, or a color scheme seen either in an artwork's entirety or in a passage within one. The warmer the color, the higher the temperature key; the cooler the colors, the lower the temperature key.

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Pigment Primaries

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R,Y,B

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Light Primaries

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Lights of red, green, and blue wavelengths may be mixed to produce all colors

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Photo/Print Primaries

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Print and photo primaries=CMY(k)

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Color Wheel/Color Circle

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A circular diagram which displays the primary, secondary, and tertiary hues, and their chromatic relationships

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Primary

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A color that cannot be mixed, but in theory makes all other colors
(R,Y,B)

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Secondary

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A color created by mixing 2 primaries
(O,G,V)

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Tertiary (Intermediate)

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One primary and one secondary mixed together
(YG,BG,BV,RV,RO,YO)

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Complement/Complementary

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2 colors that sit directly opposite one another in the color wheel

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Warm Color

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R,O,Y

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Cool Color

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G,B,V

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Intensity

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(Saturation) The brightness or dullness of a color. The most common way to change the intensity of a color is to add its complement

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Neutral

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The mixing of 2 complementary hues together to the point where neither is evident (they cancel each other out).

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Tone

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A quality of a color, arising from its saturation, intensity, luminosity, and temperature; or to create such a quality in a color. To tone down is to make a color less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate. To tone up is to make one become brighter or more vigorous. Tonality can refer to the general effect in painting of light, color, and shade, or the relative range of these qualities in color schemes.

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Advancing Color

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Warm colors that pull forward in a picture, used for things that are meant to seem closer to the viewer

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Receding Color

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Cool Colors that are used for the background because they do not pop out at you

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Shade

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Addition of black: color+black (low key)