https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca This curated selection of resources on color theory allows anyone to learn the basics of how color is used by artists. Each item builds on the previous resource, to create a self-contained lesson on the subject! en-us 2021-06-06 04:09:51 UTC 2024-10-25 09:31:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3a8.png dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587502527 This video covers the basics of how colors are arranged on the color wheel, and how colors work with one another.]]> 2021-06-06 04:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587502527 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587509631 All colors can be described using three attributes: hue, value, and saturation. Read this article from Pantone to learn the definitions of all three.]]> 2021-06-06 04:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587509631 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587512789 This painting by Piet Mondrian only uses the three primary colors, plus black and white. Are these colors intensely saturated or dull and muted? Are contrasting values present, or are all of the colors similar in value?

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue, by Piet Mondrian, 1935/1942.]]> 2021-06-06 04:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587512789 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587517378 This simple diagram shows how the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) combine to form secondary colors (orange, purple, and green.)]]> 2021-06-06 04:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587517378 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587519790 You might remember from Elementary Art classes that red, yellow, and orange are "warm" colors, and blue, purple, and green are "cool" colors. However, every hue has both warm and cool varieties! Read this article from Golden Artist Colors to learn about these the relative temperature of color!]]> 2021-06-06 04:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587519790 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587525340 Nicholas Roerich was a Russian painter, author, and philosopher active in the early 20th Century. Take a look at this selection of his paintings, provided by Google Arts & Culture. How would you describe his work? Colorful? Brightly saturated? Muted? Desaturated? Does he use strong warm and cool colors, or does he prefer dull, pastel tones?]]> 2021-06-06 04:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587525340 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587532099 Watch this tutorial, and follow along at home to create a simple color chart! This activity will familiarize you with the many color options you can create with a limited palette.]]> 2021-06-06 04:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587532099 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587535130 Painters use a variety of colored paints in their work, but how do these paints acquire their color? The coloring agent of paint is called pigment. This interactive guide shows a selection of historical and modern pigments. Browse through them and reflect on how pigment choice can set the direction for a painting.]]> 2021-06-06 04:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587535130 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587540638 Each of the twenty colors in the photo below can be described as "green," but each of these colors are distinct from the rest! How does pigment choice affect the value and saturation of these colors? What patterns can you detect?]]> 2021-06-06 05:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587540638 dl12898 https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587543864 Golden Artist Colors has created a virtual paint mixer, to demonstrate the wide range of colors that one can mix using their paints. How many different shades of green can you make, using only yellow and blue?]]> 2021-06-06 05:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dl12898/t3tnhm1evwlmpjca/wish/1587543864