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Colour and Texture: Visual Arts

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Colour and Texture: Visual Arts

The document discusses color, its properties, and how it is used in visual arts. It defines color as a property of light and explains the color wheel. It describes primary, secondary, tertiary colors and complementary/analogous colors. It discusses how color is used to convey meaning and create illusions. Color has qualities like hue, intensity, value, and creates different moods. Understanding color properties allows artists to effectively use color in their work.

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COLOUR AND TEXTURE

VISUAL ARTS

THE MAGIC OF COLOURS


BY
MRS HUMA SHUJA
Color wheel
WHAT IS COLOUR

• Colour is a property of light .When sunlight


is passed through the prism, the rays are
bent because the light is separated into its
component colour i.e.
red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo and
violet .
CONTINUE

• Colour is a powerful tool tied to


religious,cultural,political and social
influence. It effects moods can
communicate it has cultural significance
and it has political associations. Religion
can also be linked to colour. Colour
communicates meaning and so we need to be
conscious of what meaning we are conveying
when we choose to use one colour over another.
Primary Colours

• Red

Yellow
Blue
Secondary Colours

• Green

Orange

Violet
Tertiary Colors Primary +sec

• Red-Orange
Red-Violet
o Violet-Blue
Blue-Green
• Green-Yellow
• Yellow-Orange
COMPLEMENTARY&ANALOGOUS

• Complementary colours are opposites on the


colour wheel and can create harmony .
• Analogous colours are group of three colours .
THE LANGUAGE OF COLOUR

• Colour can fool the eye . At the same distance ,


warm coloured objects appear closer then cool-
ones. we can visually enlarge a small room e.g.
by painting the walls a cool colours.
• Dark and light colours also create illusions There
are so many ways to choose colours and so many
ways to mix them .
WHAT IS HUE

• The specific name of a colour is its hue ,Hue is


the feature of colour that makes one colour
different from others . Each colour on the colour
wheel is hue. Black white and grey do not appear
on colour wheel because they have no hue. They
are called neutral colours because they are
neutral they blend with other colours.
INTENSITY

• The brightness or dullness of a colour is


referred to as its intensity .purity and
strength are other terms of intensity .
INTENSITY OF COLOUR
VALUE

• The amount of white or black in a colour


determines its value .The basic hues in the colour
wheel are known as middle or normal values.
ADDING white to a hue raises its value and the
result is tints like pink is the tint of red similarly
adding black to a hue lowers its value and the
result is shade that is below its normal value like
navy is a shade of blue .
VALUE
COOL &WARM COLOURS
COOL COLOURS
• BLUE
• GREEN
• PURPLE
• GREY
• LIGHT BLUE
WARM COLOURS
• YELLOW
• ORANGE
• RED
COLOURS &SYMBOLISM

• RED

• Warm
• Exciting
• Passionate
• Dangerous
• Angry
• Vital,Visible,Command
ing,hot and Fun
IMAGE OF RED
ORANGE

• Warm
• Happy
• Sunny
• Cheerful
• Full of Energy
• Helpful, Active
• Excited
YELLOW

• Warm
• Happy
• Sunny
• Cheerful
• Bright
• Easily seen, Visible
• Playful.
GREEN

• Cool
• Restful
• Natural
• Calm
• Fresh
• Lucky
• Safe
IMAGE OF BLUE
BLUE

• Cool
• Sophisticated
• Formal
• Elegant
• Lonely
• Peaceful &cool
PURPLE

• Rich
• Luxurious
• Royal
• Feminine
• Artistic
WHITE

• Hygienic
• Clean
• Pure
Harmony and Contrast

• Harmony
• Colours close to each
other on colour wheel
• Easy on the eye
• Creates a relaxing image
Harmony and Contrast

• Contrast

• Colours far apart on the colour wheel


• Eye catching
• Makes objects stand out
• Complimentary
e.g. the green makes the red look redder, and the red makes the
the green look greener
Tints and Shades

Tint Shade
• Add white to make a tint • Add black or grey to add a
• Pale pastel colours give the shade
impression of softness • Dark shades make objects
appear heavy
TINTS AND SHADES
CONCLUSION

• Colour has great expressive qualities so , it is


important to understand what it is and how we
see it . Every colour is the combination of
reflected light waves. Hue is the name of a colour
in the colour spectrum , and red yellow and blue
are the primary hues in pigments. Value is the
element of art that describes the darkness or
lightness of a colour .Intensity is the brightness
or dullness of a hue.
CONTIN--------

• The light value of a hue is called a tint and a dark


value of a hue is called shade. Colour can also be
used to create illusions of depth and a sense of
movement. Warm colours seems comforting and
Cool colours seems mysterious and when the
values in a work change quickly a feelings of
excitement and movement is created .
RESOURSES

• COLOUR A WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS


AND DESIGNERS
• HOMES TODAY AND TOMORROW
• COLOUR DESGIN &EMBROIDERY
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• THANK YOU

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