but first... the color calculator!
Professional artists and designers depend on color for everything they do. Color is Science. Color is Math. Color can be simple or complicated. Some colors work well together, and some colors need special consideration when they're asked to work together. Color has power. Color can communicate emotions. An artwork can make people feel calm, agitated, peaceful, serene, happy, energetic, strong, busy, slow, fast...there are so many ways to use color to show feelings!
The color calculator from Sessions College of Design is the best color expert you could ask for as an artist or designer. Just select a color you want to work with from the color wheel, and it will calculate a bunch of color combinations (we'll get into those in a minute) that will create the effect you want! If you find yourself stuck deciding what colors to use in your art, or what mood you want to create in your work, click on the Color Calculator and get creating!
The color calculator from Sessions College of Design is the best color expert you could ask for as an artist or designer. Just select a color you want to work with from the color wheel, and it will calculate a bunch of color combinations (we'll get into those in a minute) that will create the effect you want! If you find yourself stuck deciding what colors to use in your art, or what mood you want to create in your work, click on the Color Calculator and get creating!
and speaking of moods...
some of the art room's favorite books about color!
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examples of color in art
primary colorsThe primary colors are used to create all other colors in the world! These 3 very important colors are red, yellow and blue. You cannot do anything to mix red, yellow or blue, but without all three of them, other colors couldn't exist.
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warm & cool colorsWarm colors = Red, Orange, and Yellow
Think of warm things like sunsets and fire. Warm colors jump out to the eye, and come forward in a painting. They are bold and exciting. Cool Colors = Blue, Green and Blue-Violet Think of cool things like the ocean, and spring grass on your toes. Cool colors feel peaceful and serene. Violet can also be warm if it has more red than blue in it. warm colors
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analogous colorsAnalogous colors are next to each other on the color wheel. They create unity in art because they are made of the same colors. Example sets of analogous colors are blue, blue-green, and green or orange, red-orange, and red.
neutral colorsNeutral colors are created by using white and black or are created by mixing sets of complementary colors together to make varying shades of brown. Examples of neutrals include gray, brown, tan, white, black, etc.
color intensityIntensity refers to how saturated a color is. It is the brightness or the dullness of a color. Colors with high intensity are bright, and colors with low intensity are dull.
high intensity colors
low intensity colors
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cool colors
complimentary colorsColors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are called Complementary Colors. When they're next to each other, they make each other pop out and appear brighter. When they're mixed together, they pull the color out of each other. The complementary color sets are:
Yellow + Purple, Red + Green, and Blue + Orange.
Purple + yellow
blue + orange
red + Green
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