Principles of Art
5. Monochromatic
- a one color painting with white, black, and/or gray added to a color
Shade
- add black to darken it
Tint
- add white to lighten it
Unity
- an artist may use in order to bring a sense of wholeness or completeness to his work
Neutral colors
- black, white, gray, brown
Split Complementary
- complementary colors on either side of its compliment ex. yellow & blue violent, red violet
Proportion
- concerned with the size relationships of one part to another
Contrast / Variety
- differences
Complementary
- directly opposite on color wheel ex. yellow, purple
Tone
- gray mixed into dull it
Variety
- in which many differences among the elements are used to create added interest in the work
Harmony
- likeness, repittion
Analogous
- neighbor color (3-4 colors that touch each other) ex. red violet, red, red orange
6. Warm Colors
- red, violet, red violet, red orange, yellow orange, yellow, yellow green ( advance in a painting: mood = hot, good, happy)
Scale
- refers to relating size to a constant, such as a human body
Emphasis
- refers to the created center of interest, the place in an artwork where your eye first lands
Balance
- visual weight of objects and forms in an artwork
Focal Point
- when contrast is used to draw attention to an area, the area that the artist is calling attention to
7. Cool Colors
- yellow green, green, blue green, blue, blue violet, red violet, violet ( recede in a painting: sad, calmer, cold )
4. Triatic
-creates an equilateral triangle of a color ex: red, blue, yellow // orange, green, violet
Principles of Art
balance, rhythm,movement, proportion,emphasis,unity,variety as a group