Color Theory Abstraction

Color Theory is the term artists use to describe the relationships of color, how colors are mixed, and how colors behave. With these understandings, artist are able to use color in support of the ideas behind their work. Through this project we learned some basic color relationships and how artists use them to organize a palette of colors for a given work. Given a pattern of random shapes created by the directed line instructions in class you are to choose one of these limited palettes and maximize the possibilities in adding color to your abstract design. 

Color Strategies:

Mono-chromatic Color: The use of a single pure hue (pure unmixed pigment color) and variations made by adding white (tints), black (shades) or bits of its compliment (semi-neutrals).

Analogous Color: Related colors, whose relationship is based on a single shared primary color. 

Complementary Color: Colors that are opposite on the color wheel. Usually the contrast of a primary against the combination of the other two primaries. When mixed, complementary colors neutralize each other. When placed next to each other the intensify each other creating a jarring relationship.

Triadic Color: A triadic color scheme uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. Triadic color harmonies tend to be quite vibrant, even if you use pale or unsaturated versions of your hues

3, 4, 5 Triad

 A variation on the triad scheme but skewed towards one area of the color wheel. This is a little less predictable, and more interesting than a regular triadic scheme. Two of your colors are closer together than the other producing dominance in one area of the color wheel.

Split-Complementary 

The split-complementary color scheme is a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.