Module 5: "Color in Art & Design"
  Lecture 13: "Introduction to Design"
 

 

Color Value

Plate6. Color Value stripe

Please refer: Lecture 6, under Color Properties

Color Value in Art

Plate7. A Picasso Plate7.B

(SourcePlate7A&B:http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=picasso%27s+paintings&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1350&bih=555&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=CpbJT8vDIYHRrQfkpNXADg ; June 2, 2012)

The above paintings (plate7 A&B) of Picasso show the conscious application of color value in such a manner so that they depict the emotion effectively. The hues of blues create the correct projection of the front figure against the background. The young woman’s entire body physically remains solid and separates against the background design of green hues.