Humanities 11 – Introduction to

Arts

Mark Angelo S. Enriquez

Some Basic Assumptions About the Arts
• 1. Art has been created by various people, at all places
and time. Art exists because it is liked and enjoyed. Art
does grow old.
• 2. Art is something to be seen, or heard, or
• 3. Art is the product of man’s imagination, good taste
and skill in doing things.
• 4. Nature is artful. Its beauty and artistry could be
enhanced.

• Source: Estolas, V., Javier, C. et al. Introduction to Humanities (Arts for Fine Living) Quezon City : National
Bookstore, Inc. p. 15
 Some Guidelines in Understanding A Work of Art
Here are some guide questions to aid one’s understanding of a
piece of art work particularly in the visual arts:

• 1. What did the artist make? What is it about?

• 2. What did the artist want to show in his work? What is the
artwork for?
• 3. What is the artwork made of?
• 4. How is the material put together or organized?
• 5. What is the personality or individuality of the art work?
• 6. How good is it?
• 7. What is the meaning conveyed by the art? How does it
make life more meaningful?
Source: Estolas, V., Javier, C. et al. Introduction to Humanities (Arts for Fine
Living) Quezon City : National Bookstore, Inc. p. 20
COLOR WHEEL
 Color
To understand blend modes, you need to know a little about color. Color is light, and likewise, light is made up of
many colors. Objects absorb or reflect these light waves. Our eyes perceive these wavelengths as color. Let's start
with the color wheel.

• The COLOR WHEEL has 12 segments that consist of primary,

secondary and tertiary hues, or colors.
• The three PRIMARY colors are RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. They
form a triangle on the wheel. These colors cannot be mixed by
combining any other colors. They are indicated on the color
wheel with a P.
• The three SECONDARY colors of ORANGE, VIOLET, and GREEN
(marked on the chart by an S) are created by mixing equal
parts of the primary colors they fall in between; ie, VIOLET is
the secondary color produced by mixing equal parts of RED
and BLUE.
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• The TERIARY colors are the colors that result from mixing the
primary and secondary colors on either side of them: ie,
mixing the secondary color ORANGE with the primary color
RED results in red-orange. These colors are marked on the
color wheel with a T.

• Using the color wheel you can determine color schemes fpr
balance and harmony in your artwork, webpages, desktop
publishing designs or home decorating.

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• Hue: Hue refers to the color...red, blue, etc.

• The primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, or hues, are

these colors at their full saturation or brightness; that is,
there, there is no white, gray, or black added.

• Value: the lightness or darkness of a color, or the relative

amount (percentage) of white or black in a hue.

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• Luminosity, or Lightness: A measure of the amount of light
reflected from a hue. Those hues with a high content of white
have a higher luminance, or value.
• Tints: white when added in increments to any color results in
a lighter value of that color, called a tint. Blue and white make
light blue, which is a tint of Blue.
• Shades: black or gray when added in increments to any color
results in a darker value of that color, called a shade. Blue and
Black make dark blue, a shade of blue.
• Saturation: The degree of purity of a hue.
• Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a hue. Iintensity
maybe lowered by adding white or black.
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• Class Activity: