Module 2: "Color Theory"
  Lecture 3: "Color Theory"
 

 

According to Sir Herbert Read: four uses of color in a work of art -

  1. Natural Color

in relation to the 'likeness' of a picture with the help of light and shade.

Plate4. Still Life

(Source:http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=realistic%20paintings&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1272&bih=
577&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=Vb29T6m2N4X4rQeaspTGDQ
; May 24, 2012)
The naturalist color and composition depends on light and shade. The hues of colors respect to light shade created near realist composition. Natural Colors concentrate with realistic depiction of the objects. The above paintings (plate4) have gone in to great details and chosen color as per natural colors.  Light and shade plays the most important role in Natural Color.

  1. Heraldic Color

The conventional use of color governed either by establishing rules, i.e. various religious or ritualistic norms, primitive symbolism - green tree, blue water, yellow sand, red sun etc. The conventional color application relates to child art and ritualistic art where color may denote separate meaning other than its actual visual appearance. The paintings bellow (plate 5 A, B, C & D) illustrates various art work that applies conventional colors governed by the perception of religious symbolism or established norms.

Plate5. A. composition B. Religious Art C. Child Art D. Egyptian Mural

5. A Source:http://www.google.co.in/search?um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cQ6_T5ikBonXrQeGqOzhCQ&ved=0CAcQvwUoAQ&q=
Conventional+landscape+painting&spell=1&biw=1272&bih=577
; May 25, 2012
B.http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=color%20symbolism%20in%20art&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1272&bih=
577&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=iQ2_T4i4LsbrrQe_45zFCQ
; May 25, 2012
C.Source:http://www.google.co.in/#hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=child+art&oq=Child+art&aq=1&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=
hp.1.1.0l10.134552.140112.0.142705.9.8.0.1.1.0.227.1378.1j4j3.8.0...0.0.KwSSy7CKOOw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw
.,cf.osb&fp=b9fc15024926eb66&biw=1272&bih=577
; May 25, 2012
D.Source:http://www.google.co.in/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1272&bih=577&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=harmonic+arts&oq=harmonic+art&aq=
0S&aqi=g-S7&aql=&gs_l=img.1.0.0i24l7.15153.15710.0.17907.3.3.0.0.0.0.228.583.0j2j1.3.0...0.0.gr6LQCGmOUo
; May 25, 2012