Color Theory
Color theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and design applications - enough to fill several encyclopedias. However, there are three basic categories of color theory that are logical and useful : The color wheel, color harmony, and the context of how colors are used.
Color theories create a logical structure for color. For example, if we have an assortment of fruits and vegetables, we can organize them by color and place them on a circle that shows the colors in relation to each other.
Color theories create a logical structure for color. For example, if we have an assortment of fruits and vegetables, we can organize them by color and place them on a circle that shows the colors in relation to each other.
Assignment
The picture above is a color wheel. The picture below is a blank version. Your job will be to recreate the color wheel in MS Paint. MS Paint is a a good tool for very basic/quick editing of photos, but lacks professional quality tools. For our purpose today it is fine.
Steps:
- Right click on the picture below and select Save image as...
- Save the picture to your G: drive
- Go to the desktop and open My Computer. Then open the G:drive
- Select the picture you downloaded and go up to the menu bar and look for the word Preview. Click the down arrow next to it and select paint.
5. Reproduce what you see in the the Color Theory Image and then turn it on to Google Classroom (see the button below)
