So, although we think of colors as independent, isolated entities, we can see their effect is greatly modified by numerous other factors. There is almost nothing you can say that holds up as a generalization, because it depends on too many factors: size, modulation, the rest of the field, a certain consistency that color has with forms, and the statement you’re trying to make.”(2) Roy Lichenstein comments that: “Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about. “Chook” Mixed Media on 300gsm paper © John Lovett 2011 Violet is a low value (or dark tone) color. Yellow is a high value (or light tone) color. Value or Tone – The lightness or darkness of a color eg. Yellow/ Green, Green and Blue/Green.Īnalogous Colors – Colors beside each other on the color wheel. Harmonious Color – adjacent colors on the color wheel eg. brown, khaki, yellow ochre, Burnt Sienna.Ĭomplementary Color – opposite colors on the color wheel. Saturated Color – a color containing no more than two primaries and no black or white.Ĭompound Color – a color containing a mixture of the three primaries eg. Tertiary Color – a color between each primary and its adjacent secondary eg. Secondary Color – Orange, Green and Violet – Three colors falling half way between each or the primaries and containing a mixture of only two primaries. Primary Color – Red, Yellow and Blue, the only three pigments that cant be mixed from other pigments.
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