color fundamentals – Art Prof https://artprof.org Create & Critique Sat, 30 Mar 2024 19:43:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://artprof.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-AP_icon-32x32.png color fundamentals – Art Prof https://artprof.org 32 32 Warm & Cool Colors https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/color/warm-cool-colors/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:00:17 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=248 This video explains how warm colors and cool colors can be used to create mood and contrast in an artwork. While there are colors that are stereotypically seen as “warm” and “cool,” warm and cool colors are contextual, and is often times not as straightforward as it might seem! Examples from contemporary art and art […]

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Color Saturation https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/saturated-colors-vs-muted-colors/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:52:34 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=247 This video explores color saturation, explaining how intense and muted colors can work together effectively in fine art, illustration, film, character design, and more. Both muted and intense colors contribute important elements of color that are both equally important in an artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Video […]

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How To Create Color Palettes https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/how-to-create-color-schemes-for-your-art/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:51:04 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=246 Planning a color scheme for an artwork is an effective way to achieve visual cohesion and intent in your artwork. Color schemes are an effective way of establishing a mood in a painting, as well as creating visual contrast and textures. There are many ways to collect ideas for color schemes and apply them to […]

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Complementary Color Chart https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/color-charts-mixing-complementary-colors/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:45:40 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=245 This video shows a color chart mixing exercise based on complementary color pairs, using purple and yellow. This color chart is very effective in terms of training your eye to see subtle shifts of color. This video shows how to develop a more sensitive color mixing technique, and mixing different levels of saturation with the […]

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Complementary Colors: Purple & Yellow https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/complementary-colors-purple-yellow/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:44:07 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=244 This video explains the basics of how complementary colors work, focusing on purple & yellow. An explanation for how complementary colors are laid out in the color wheel is provided, as well as how complementary colors can be implemented into paintings.  Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Lauryn […]

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Complementary Colors: Blue & Orange https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/complementary-colors-blue-orange/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:42:46 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=243 This video explain the basics of how complementary colors work and how they can be used effectively to create color contrast in color art media. This video focuses on blue and orange as an example. By looking at examples in contemporary art and art history, this video discusses the way the complementary colors are laid […]

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Complementary Colors: Red & Green https://artprof.org/learn/fundamentals/color/complementary-colors-red-green/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:39:46 +0000 https://artprof.org/?p=241 Complementary colors are a fundamental part of color theory that can vastly influence how you use color. We define what complementary colors are, and how they can be used effectively to create color contrast in color art media. Explained is the way the complementary colors are laid out in the color wheel, as well as […]

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