During this entry and over the next couple of posting, we will be exploring Color Theory. What is Color Theory and how is it relevant to art? These are some of the questions that we are going to discuss. So, join us as we explore the wonderful world of Color Theory.
First of all, what is Color Theory? At it's most basic it is the mixing of colors and the visual effects that mixing accomplished. Let me give you a simple example. We all learned when we were younger that yellow and blue makes green. In a nut shell, that is what Color Theory is about.
One of the key components to Color Theory is the color wheel. The color wheel is a circle representation of colors and how they are seen in relationship to other colors. The color wheel is divided in to three parts with one primary color (red, yellow, and blue) at each corner forming a triangle on the wheel. The second tier of the color wheel is the secondary color. The secondary color are are made buy mixing two of the primary colors together. These colors are orange, green, and violet. The third tier of the color wheel are the tertiary colors. These colors are made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color together. These colors are red–orange, red–violet, yellow–orange, yellow–green, blue–violet and blue–green. The last term we will go over are the complementary colors. These colors are opposite from each other on the color wheel. See the illustration above for a visual example of a color wheel.
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Color_wheelPhoto courtesy of http://www.jic.org/files/contentimages/jewelry_trends/january-2013/color-wheel.jpg
First of all, what is Color Theory? At it's most basic it is the mixing of colors and the visual effects that mixing accomplished. Let me give you a simple example. We all learned when we were younger that yellow and blue makes green. In a nut shell, that is what Color Theory is about.
One of the key components to Color Theory is the color wheel. The color wheel is a circle representation of colors and how they are seen in relationship to other colors. The color wheel is divided in to three parts with one primary color (red, yellow, and blue) at each corner forming a triangle on the wheel. The second tier of the color wheel is the secondary color. The secondary color are are made buy mixing two of the primary colors together. These colors are orange, green, and violet. The third tier of the color wheel are the tertiary colors. These colors are made by mixing one primary color and one secondary color together. These colors are red–orange, red–violet, yellow–orange, yellow–green, blue–violet and blue–green. The last term we will go over are the complementary colors. These colors are opposite from each other on the color wheel. See the illustration above for a visual example of a color wheel.
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Color_wheelPhoto courtesy of http://www.jic.org/files/contentimages/jewelry_trends/january-2013/color-wheel.jpg