History of Color Colors are often symbolic Lets talk about what role color has played in different times in history In China Yellow has religious significance and is still the Imperial color today ID: 495959
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The Color WheelSlide2
History of Color
Colors are often symbolic.
Let’s talk about what role color has played in different times in history.Slide3
In China…
Yellow has religious significance and is still the Imperial color today!Slide4
In Greece and Rome…
Red was believed to have protective powers.
Purple was restricted to use by nobility.Slide5
The Egyptians
Adorned walls of tombs and temples with brilliant colors of blue, tangerine, and green.Slide6
In the Italian Renaissance…
Colors were vibrant reds, greens, golds and blues.Slide7
In the Rococo period…
Tastes became very feminine, colors became less vibrant.Slide8
In 18th Century England…
There was great elegance. Colors were rich, showing a strong Chinese influence in the use of red and gold.Slide9
During the Victorian era…
There was great Eclecticism known for it’s abundance of “things”.
Colors were mostly dull reds, greens, browns, and mauves.Slide10
In the Early 20th Century…
Colors were Monochromatic. There were sleek surfaces and strong contrasts with black, gray, silver, brown, beige and white.Slide11
In the 1920’s…
All-white interiors became popular which gave way to delicate pastels with bright accents.Slide12
In the 1950’s..
Light colors were preferred.
However, American interest turned to Mexico and a shift to bright colors with bright contrasts.Slide13
And in the 1990’s…
Regal gold, blue, and red were used. Southwestern remained popular and Victorian was being revived.
Ivy league also becomes popular with forest greens and cranberry reds.Slide14
Where does color come from?
A ray of light is the source of all color.
Without light, color does not exist.
Light is broken down into colors of the spectrum. You can often see a variety of colors in a bright beam when you look at something like a rainbow.Slide15
Color
Color can alter the appearance of form and space.
Color can affect our performance abilities and change our moods.Slide16
Pigments
Pigments are substances that can be ground into fine powder and used for adding color to dyes and paints.
Pigments were originally derives from animal, mineral, and vegetable sources.
Examples:
Purple from shellfish
Red dye from the dried bodies of scale insects
To create our own color wheel, we will be mixing different pigments together to create all the colors in the color wheel.Slide17
The Color Wheel
The color wheel is a basic tool we use when working with colors.
It is based on the standard color theory known as Brewster/Prang.
In addition to the traditional color wheel, there are two color systems that are useful when more detailed colors are required.
The Munsell system:
Has 5 principles hues and 5 intermediate hues. A numbering system helps designers identify the exact hue they need.
The Ostwald system:
Made from pairs of complementary colors. The color circle has twenty-four hues.Slide18
The Color Wheel
There are 12 hues in the spectrum of color.
They are divided into three categories…Slide19
The Primary Colors
Red, Yellow, and Blue
These colors cannot be combined from mixing any colors together.Slide20
The Secondary Colors
Green, violet, and orange
Made by combining the Primary colors together.Slide21
The Tertiary Colors
Yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange.
Made by combining a primary and a secondary hue.
Named by the Primary color first.Slide22
Color Wheel Assignment
Now it’s your turn to create your own color wheel!
You decide whether you want to earn full credit by completing the assignment as shown here…
Or you can earn extra credit, by creating another picture with your color wheel…
A rainbow, a tire, a flower, etc.
Make sure to label all twelve colors correctly, and label your assignment in architectural writing with your name, assignment name and period.