'Color' is all around us. It adds excitement and emotion to our lives. Everything from the clothes we wear, the pictures we paint, and our environment revolves around color. Without color, the world would be a much less attractive place.
About Color
It is defined as:
noun
- 1. The property possessed by an object produces different sensations within the human eye and brain system due to how the object reflects or emits light.
- 2. Change (something) color by painting, dyeing, or shading it.
Vocabulary
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Fundamentals
- Hue - It is the name of the color or 'hue family,' i.e., red, orange, yellow.
- Value or Tone - Describes the lightness or darkness of a color relative to its surroundings.
- Intensity or Brightness - It is the brightness or dullness of a color relative to its surroundings.
- Temperature - It describes the warmness or coolness of a color relative to its surroundings.
Intermediate
Mixing
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Color Mixing
- Color Space for Painters - Color Space is defined as a specific organization of colors, and many different models depend on whether you are working with digital images, photography, or paint.
- Color Bias - Most traditional pigments have an undertone that leans toward another color.
- What are Color Systems? - They are based on the physical process of mixing hues or colors.
- The Color of Light - Whether it's yellow sunlight, blue light reflected from the sky, or orange candlelight, painters are always concerned with the light's 'hue' or color.
- Ancient Pigments - Greek and Roman statues appear white today, but many of these sculptures have confirmed traces of pigments.
Color Theory
Color Tools
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Theory
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- Introduction to Color Theory - Color Theory is a set of guidelines that uses the element of color to create harmony, communicate ideas, or invoke an emotional response in the viewer.
- Psychogology of Color - Colors can stimulate, excite, depress, tranquilize, increase appetite, and create a feeling of warmth or coolness.
Resources
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Articles Online
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Pigments
- Pigments Through the Ages - From prehistoric times, humans have left an imprint on their environment through painted images, beautifying their world, and expressing their thoughts and feelings.
- Artist Pigments and Dyes - Explore the naming conventions of pigments in all artist materials at Artist Pigments.org with an Art material and pigment database and color tools for designers.
Books
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- Color and Light - A Guide for the Realist Painter, by James Gurney, 2010
- Exploring Color Workshop - With New Exercises, Lessons and Demonstrations by Nita Leland, 2016.
Videos
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Color Space
- Navigating Color Space (NCS) - A fabulous video created by Gamblin on how color space works with oil paints through the ages.
