Elements of Art 2

Elements of Art

part 2​

Color is the light reflected off of objects.

Color

The name of the color.

Ex. red, green, blue, etc.​

Hue

How dark or light the color is.

Value

How bright or dull a color is.

Intensity

Characteristics of color

Multiple Choice

Color is ____ reflecting off of objects.

• Eyes

• Light

• Pigments

• Mirrors

Red, Blue and Yellow are primary colors.

All other ​colors are mixtures of those three.

Primary Colors

Red, Blue and Green are the primary colors of light.

Those three colors combine to make white, which is pure light.

Primary colors of light

Secondary colors are made by combining two primary colors.

Ex. Violet = Blue + Red​

Secondary

Colors​

Also called tertiary colors, intermediate colors come from mixing a primary and secondary color.

Ex. reddish orange​

Intermediate colors

Texture is surface quality that can be seen or felt.

Texture

Multiple Choice

The three primary colors of light are red, blue and what else?

• Yellow

• Indigo

• Green

• White

Multiple Choice

What colors are made up of two primary colors?

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Intermediate

• N

Multiple Select

What colors are made up of a primary color and secondary color? (choose all that apply)

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Intermediate

• Neutral