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Elements of Art
1. Line
2. Shape
3. Form
4. Value
5. Texture
6. Space
7. Color gives life to any composition. They signify meanings.
A. Properties of Color:
a. Hue is the identity of a color. It is the color itself.
b. Value/s indicates the lightness or dullness of a color. A color has the
capacity to produce light, medium or dark shades.
c. Intensity indicates the brightness or darkness of a color.
Full intensity refers to the effect of the color that produces a maximum
brilliancy. All colors that have brilliant effect fall under this category.
Full neutrality refers to the effect of colors that have a maximum grayness.
B. Color Harmony
Color Harmony is the consistent selection and arrangement of colors in the
Color Wheel Chart.
2 Standard Classification of Harmonies
1.) Harmonies of Related Colors a harmony of two or more colors that have
similar effect.
Categories:
a. Monochromatic Harmony a harmony which uses only one color. The color
is tinted to produce either become light, medium or dark.
Ex. _________________
b. Analogous Harmony a harmony of 2 colors that lie near each other in the
Color Wheel Chart.
Ex. __________________
2.) Harmonies of Contrasting Colors - a harmony of two or more colors that
are opposite each other in the Color Wheel Chart.
Kinds:
a. Complementary Harmony
This is a harmony of two colors opposite each other in the Color Wheel
Chart.
Ex. __________________
b. Double Complementary Harmony
This is a harmony achieved by combining 4 colors. Two adjacent colors and
its complement form the double complementary harmony.
Ex. _________________