Color Theory is: The Study of Color Interactions

Josef Albers: A German artist known for interactions of colors

THINGS TO REMEMBER
Warm colors advance
Cool colors recede
Complementary colors mixed together=dull, next to each other=vibrant, and bright.
More Distance= fuzzy, blurry shapes
Less Distance= sharp, clear shapes

• Primary Colors are

-----red -----yellow----and-----blue
Red + Yellow=
Yellow + Blue=
Red + Blue=
Two primary colors
equal a secondary color
Tint
When you add white to a color it becomes a tint
Shade
When you add Black to a color it becomes a
shade

Color Schemes are a

set of colors used in
a piece of artwork
used to create moods