Color is produced when light reflects off objects into our eyes. There are three properties of color: hue (name of color), intensity (strength of color), and value (lightness or darkness). There are two color wheels - the additive color wheel used in technology with primary colors red, green, blue and secondary cyan, yellow, magenta, and the subtractive color wheel used in printing with primary colors cyan, magenta, yellow and secondary red, blue, green. The document then discusses primary, secondary, tertiary, warm, cool, complementary, analogous, split complementary, monochromatic, and triadic color schemes. It concludes with instructions for Zentangle art which uses repetitive patterns and doodling within a

1. COLOR !
Color is the element of art that is produced when
light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye.

2. THREE PROPERTIES OF COLOR
Hue:
The name given to a color (red, blue, etc.)

3. THREE PROPERTIES OF COLOR
Intensity:
The strength and vividness of a color

4. THREE PROPERTIES OF COLOR
Value:
The lightness or darkness of a color

5. ADDITIVE COLOR WHEEL
Primary
Red, Green, Blue
Secondary
Cyan, Yellow, Magenta
* Televisions
* Computer monitors

6. SUBTRACTIVE COLOR WHEEL
Primary
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Secondary
Red, Blue, Green
* Printing
* Photographs

7. THE COLOR WHEEL
12 Stage Color Wheel

8. PRIMARY COLORS
In the RYB (or subtractive) color model, the
primary colors are red, yellow and blue.
Red Yellow Blue

9. SECONDARY COLORS
The three secondary colors (orange, green
and violet) are created by mixing two
primary colors.
Orange Green Violet

10. INTERMEDIATE/TERTIARY COLORS
Another six intermediate or tertiary colors
are created by mixing primary and
secondary colors.
Red-Orange Yellow-Green Blue-Green
Red-Violet Yellow-Orange Blue-Violet

11. WARM AND COOL COLORS
Warm Colors are associated with warm things such as
sunshine or fire. They are vivid and energetic, and
tend to advance in space.
Cool Colors are associated with cool things such as
ice, snow, water and grass. They give an impression
of calm, and create a soothing impression.

12. TINTS, SHADES AND TONES
Terms are often used incorrectly, although they describe
fairly simple color concepts.
Tints
 If a color is made lighter by adding white, the result is
called a tint.

13. Shades
 If black is added, the darker version is called a shade.

14. Tones
 If the complement is added, the result is a tone.

15. MONOCHROMATIC COLORS
Monochromatic color
scheme means “One
Color”. It is a color
scheme that uses
only one hue and all
the values (tints and
shades) of that hue.

16. COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
These are colors that are opposite each
other on the Color Wheel
 Red and green
 Yellow and violet
 Blue and orange

17. ANALOGOUS COLORS
Analogous colors
are colors that sit
side by side on the
Color Wheel and
have a common
hue.

18. SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Split Complementary color scheme is a
combination of one hue plus the hues on
each side of it’s complement.

19. TRIADIC COLORS
A triadic color scheme uses colors that
are evenly spaced around the color
wheel.

20. Triadic color schemes tend to be quite vibrant,
even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of
your hues.
To use a triadic harmony successfully, the
colors should be carefully balanced - let one
color dominate and use the two others for
accent.

21. COLOR ART CARDS
You should have 8 Art Cards now with
definitions… now is time to add color.
1. COLOR: definition & color wheel
2. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Warm & Cool
3. Tints, Shades, Tones
4. Monochromatic
5. Complementary
6. Split-Complementary
7. Analogous
8. Triadic

22. ZENTANGLE COLORS
What is a Zentangle?
o Miniature pieces of unplanned,
abstract art created in a very
structured method from a series of
repetitive patterns on a square paper
tile.
o The process is a form of “artistic
meditation” as one becomes
completely engrossed in making
each pattern, deliberately focusing
on “one stroke at a time”.
o The creativity options and pattern
combinations are boundless.
And anyone can do it successfully!

23. ZENTANGLE HOW TO
Create a Border
o Using a pencil, draw
a border around the
square of paper,
about a ¼” from the
edge as shown.
o Do it freehand and let
it be 'rough'.

24. ZENTANGLE HOW TO
Draw a ‘String’
o Draw a light random line
within the border
o Can be anything but keep
it simple.
o Aim to create areas in which
to doodle.
o Experiment until you get something you are
happy with.

25. ZENTANGLE HOW TO
Fill Your Zentangle
o Switch to ultra fine
black Sharpie
o Begin to fill the shapes
made by your string.
o While doing this you
should listen to some
soft music and allow your mind to wander.
o These simple patterns you are creating are
called 'tangles'.

26. ZENTANGLE HOW TO
Are you relaxed?
o Keep going. Don't worry
about patterns, as you
do more, the next pattern seems
to suggest itself.
o You can work up to the
border, however, you
don't have to – leaving white space can work
well too.

43. Author: Kathleen Haffer-Sheeks
Modified by Victor Central Schools