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WHAT IS COLOR?The property
possessed by an object
of producing different
sensations on the eye
as a result of the way
the object reflects or
emits light.
THE FIRST COLORS:
More than 15,000 years ago, cave people
used earth pigments:
•YELLOW OCHRE (CLAY)
•RED OCHRE (CLAY)
•WHITE CHALK
•CARBON BLACK (BURNT ANIMAL FAT)
RENAISSANCE
It gives greater Earth pigments by roasting—
Burnt Umber & Burnt Sienna.
Terra Verte (green earth) is typical under
painting of flesh in paintings.
EARLY 19TH
CENTURY
Industrial Revolution,
Impressionists use oils in tubes,
and modern chemical colors
created.
If a color is very light, we
say it is a high-value
color. When a color is very
dark, we say that its value
is low.
SATURATION is the
purity of a color.
• High saturation colors look
rich and full.
• Low saturation colors look
dull and grayish.
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