This document discusses various aspects of colour theory including primary colours, secondary colours, tertiary colours, complementary colours, saturation, value, warm and cool colours, colour harmonies like monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split complementary, and triadic. It also discusses concepts like shade, tint, simultaneous contrast, tonality, colour discord, and the emotional responses colours can elicit. Examples of artworks that demonstrate various colour theory concepts are provided.

1. Colour Theory

3. Primary Colours Colours at their basic essence; those colours that cannot be created by mixing others.

4. Secondary Colours Colours achieved by a mixture of two primaries.

5. Tertiary Colours Colours achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary hues.

6. Complementary Colours Colours located opposite each other on a colour wheel.

7. Saturation tells how pure or full a colour is

8. Value tells how intensive, or light a surface is

9. Changes in value, whether sudden or gradual, can add greatly to the visual impact of art forms. Changes in value can also be used to help the artist express an idea.

10. Saturation and Value

11. Shade: A hue produced by the addition of black. Tint: A hue produced by the addition of white.

12. Warm and cool colours

13. Colour Harmonies Monochromatic Analogous Complementary Split Complementary Triadic

14. Monochromatic Relationship Colours that are shade or tint variations of the same hue

18. La Grotte De La Loue , 1481 - Gustave Courbet. Courbet

19. Picasso

21. Robert Coane

22. Carolus-Duran

23. Analogous Relationship Colours located adjacent to each other on a colour wheel.

26. Houses in Provence , Paul Cezanne

27. Complementary Relationship Those colours across from each other on a colour wheel.

28. Georgia O'Keeffe Leaves of a Plant

31. Chagal

32. Split Complementary Split complementary groupings have a colour and the two colours adjacent to that colours complement. Example: Yellow/Red Violet/Blue Violet.

35. Triadic Relationship Three hues equally positioned on a colour wheel.

37. La Mousmé , 1815 - Vincent Van Gogh.

38. Simultaneous Contrast Notice how the red on the right responds to its association with blue

39. Another example Identical colors appear to shift when framed by different backgrounds or patterns. This is called "simultaneous contrast" and has a variety of affects on how we see things.

40. The round dots are all exactly the same color gray. I merely created the one on the extreme right and then copied it to each of the darker rectangles.

41. Take the After Image Test Stare at this image for at least 20 seconds.

44. Tonality Dominant colour Sub-dominant colours Accent

46. Colour Discord Purposeful juxtaposition of colours to create a negative reaction or even a feeling of vibration; typically achieved through paring of colours which are widely separated on the colour wheel but not complements (such as orange and red-purple).

49. Emotional Response to Colour Sandy Skoglund, Revenge

50. Sandy Skoglund, Radioactive Cats , 1980 Cibachrome print, 30 X 40 in.

52. http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/ http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html

53. Close your eyes

54. "Harlequin," 1927, oil on canvas

55. "Vertical and Diagonal Planes," by Kupka

56. "Star Dancer with Her Dance School," by Francis Picabia

57. Dancer-Airplane Propeller-Sea by Gino Severini,

58. La tristesse du roi (Matisse)