COLOR
Each color has a hue, which is its name (e.g., Cadmium
Red, Chromium Green, Yellow Ocher, or Ultramarine Blue).The hue also has a value, or degree of darkness (low key)
or lightness (high key). For example, most shades of yellow
are high key.
Each color also possesses a certain degree of intensity, a
level of saturation from dull to brilliant.
Colors have temperatures from warm reds to cool blues
on the color wheel. Of course, there are cool reds with a
touch of blue and warm blues with a touch of red. Cool
Found Document {(,
Ann Baldwin, 60" x 48"
11524x 1219cmJ.
mixed media on canvas.
Private collection.
The hues in this painting
are Dioxazine Violet, Alizarin
Crimson, Utramarine Blue,
Paynes Gray, Titanium White,
and Titan Buff. Though red
is usually a warm color,
crimson has a touch of blue.
Together with the other blues
and the cold white, this
creates a cool temperature.
Only the crimson is highly
saturated. The dorY. values
are in the lower part of the
canvas, adding weight to
the composition. The very
light values near the top
create airiness and a sense
of space.yellows have a touch of green and warm yellows are closer
to orange. Want to create an atmosphere of calm? Stay
on the cooler side of the color wheel. Need to add some
excitement? Go for the "hot" colorsl
Lastly, colors may also carry emotional connotations,
which differ according to culture. In the West black is the
color of mourning, whereas in India it is white, and in Iran
it is blue. In the West yellow stands for cowardice, yet in
Japan it means courage. This originated from the practice
during the War of Dynasty in 1357 of each warrior wearing
a yellow chrysanthemum as a pledge of courage.ApPROACHES TO ABSTRACT DESIGN I 41