The Color Wheel

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The Color Wheel
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History

• A color circle, based on red, yellow and blue, is
  traditional in the field of art. Sir Isaac Newton
  developed the first circular diagram of colors in
  1666.

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Color wheel

• Primary
• Red, Yellow, Blue
• Secondary
• Tertiary/Intermediate

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• Franz Marc
• The Blue Horse

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The meaning of color

• Franz Marc believed that each color had a
  specific meaning.
• - from Franz Marcs journal
• Blue - masculine, strength, youth, vitality
• Red - violence, power
• Yellow - feminine, light, favoring green and blue
• Green - feminine, jealousy, anger
• Violet - pure, forgiving
• Orange - earth, sun, warmth

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Other types of symbolism refer to nature

• Blue sky, calming, water, soothing
• Green vegetation, life, fertility
• Red fire, blood, violence
• Etc.

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Art and Design

• In visual experiences, harmony is something that
  is pleasing to the eye. It engages the viewer and
  it creates an inner sense of order, a balance in
  the visual experience.

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Color Theory

• In traditional color theory, these are the 3
  pigment colors that can not be mixed or formed by
  any combination of other colors. All other colors
  are derived from these 3 hues

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Color Theory

• Studying, analyzing and using color in a specific
  way is how we will apply color theory.
• You goal will be to use color to create
  interesting and dynamic artwork and compositions.

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Mark Rothko

• is known for his abstract artwork described as
  fields of color. His style is somewhat loose and
  his forms are very similar, his work often
  creates a color environment for the viewer.
• Mark Rothko is an immigrated from Russia in 1913
  and studied at Yale university from 1921 1923
  Rothko died in 1970

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Color field art

• This type of artwork gained popularity in the
  1960s and still continues to develop today.
• It is based on using color as a non-objective
  form of expression pure color.

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About Rothko

• Rothko's abstractions were deeply personal
  statements that sought to provide a
  transcendental experience he described his work
  as the "simple expression of complex thought."
  The late 1950s brought increasing recognition of
  his work along with several commissions for
  murals.

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Helen Frankenthaler

• Color Field Artist

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About Helens Work

• Working on the floor of her New York studio,
  Frankenthaler devised a unique technique using
  oil paint thinned to a watery consistency and
  alternately pouring and dripping the paint onto
  an unsized, unprimed canvas. As paint and plaster
  become one in the ancient technique of fresco,
  Frankenthaler's technique fused paint and canvas
  into a single entity. The works evoke strong
  feelings of emotion and are often displayed in
  reverent, quiet and reflective locations.

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Color Field painting

• Helens work gained popularity in 1952 and color
  field and abstract art continued to develop
  through the 1960s and 70s.
• There are also many contemporary abstract and
  color field artists practicing today.

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Terms and Definitions

• Take notes in your sketchbook

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Primary Colors

• Primary - these are colors that cannot be mixed
  Red, Yellow, and Blue
• These are the most important colors on the color
  wheel

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Secondary

• Secondary - Orange Green, and Violet
• - these colors are mixed by adding two primary
  colors together. Ex, yellow and red make orange

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Tertiary or Intermediate

• Tertiary - Red-orange, yellow-orange,
  yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet,
  red-violet
• when naming these colors the primary color comes
  before the secondary color. (the name also tells
  you how to mix it)

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Neutrals

• Neutrals - these hues are not part of the color
  wheel but if certain colors are mixed together
  you can create a neutral. Ex. Red and green make
  brown
• Black, White, Grey, Brown, and Tan

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Monochromatic

• Monochromatic - this means that you add black or
  white to a color to make a shade or a tint.
  (lighter or darker)

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Analogous

• Analogous - colors that are adjacent (next to)
  each other on the color wheel.

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Warm

• Warm - colors like red, orange, or yellow might
  symbolize something being hot.

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Cool

• Cool - colors like green, blue, or violet might
  symbolize something being cold.

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Tint

• Tint - this is what you get when you add white to
  a color.

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Shade

• Shade - this is what you get when you add black
  to a color.

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Complement

• Complements - these colors are opposite each
  other on the color wheel. Ex. Red and Green, Blue
  and Orange, Yellow and Violet, etc

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