Elements of Art: Color | KQED Arts

Brush up on your knowledge of color in the sixth installment of our Elements of Art series. By considering the vital and vibrant work of the Color Field painters of the 1950s and 60s, we get a glimpse of how powerful a role color plays in art.

[connorcrawford]

45% of comments roasting the voice crack
45% "I was forced to watch this"
10 % " are you good bro"

[Syjkao]

Notes for you:

When light is reflected into our eyes we see colours.
Primary colours (colours that cannot be created by any other colour) - red, blue and yellow.
Secondary colours (colours made by equal amounts of primary colours) - green, orange and violet
Tertiary colours (When a primary and secondary colour are mixed) - red orange, blue green etc.

Every individual colour can be altered by changing value by tinting, shading and toning.
Tint- colour + white
Shade - colour + black
Tone - colour + black + white

Monochromatic is when a painting is made up of tints, shades and tones of 1 colour.

Colours are often categorised by temperature. Warm (reds, orange and yellow) and cold (green, blue and purple)

Colour combinations create many effects in art.

[okami_sanart]

for those wondering what song is playing in the background, its called BeatBoxBandit-Your love, the original doesn't loop

[Zahtec]

At least they ditched the sezuire intro in this one

[lisatschritter]

Your Elements of Art videos are fantastic. The art, the information, the narration and the background music all add to the excellent series you have created. Thank you.

[aborshinsurvivor]

Types of colors:
Primary - Red, Yellow, Blue
Secondary - Green, Orange, Violet
Tertiary - Red-Orange, Blue-Green
Shading (Adding color white) - Pink, Light Blue, Light green
Warm - Reds, Oranges, Yellows
Cool - Blues, Violets, Greens

[synical]

Even though Im forced to watch this for art class, ngl the music in these videos is chill af

[kore]

a little tip;
Bored already?
Wish you didn’t have to watch this?
Want to do something else?
I’ve got the solution for YOU!!!
Settings>Speed>(pick ur speed)>the video goes faster and ur still learning!

[kingperc]

So like what’s the definition of color

[zenxioumissesu]

I watch this on purpose, and even tho its boring and the voice is not energizing, it seems a good video for my review and exam on 4th quarter, wish me luck!

[jamesmoore]

For one; My damn teacher forced me to do this.
Second: This guy sounds like his teacher forced him to do this. 😂

[krisu]

I am watching this because it is actually interesting to me, and I appreciate the work put into this. Both the art displayed and the soothing voice made this learning process very aesthetic. Thanks!

[innithaylee]

sometimes i wonder why i chose art class, i didn’t know that my teacher would pick this. i’m not even listening to him lmao

[coraaura]

Fabulous. To the point. A great teaching tool. I absolutely love them all

[frankiel.bethea]

Art History courses base the foundational learning using these elements. Great Videos!

[emmadoesartonline]

Does anyone know what the exhibit from like 1:36 is?? W the colored lights??

[marilynrabinowitz]

This was simple, clear, covered all the elements in an easy-to-understand way and was just the right length. Thank you so much for these valuable and basic lessons.

[chailyna.]

I Have A Test Tomorrow For Art Class And Now I Am Watching Lots Od Elements Videos.

[brunolazar]

Everyone whos watching this probably ur art teacher told you to for a test ._.

[mgs]

my teacher put these on and the beginning looked so cool in the dark room