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Poster/Chart
Description:
The perception of color is one of our most
pleasurable experiences. The vibrant hues of autumn foliage, the
brilliant aquamarine of semi-tropical water, the quieting tints of a
sunset, or the subtle colorations of rock and sand never fail to delight
the eye. A continual development of this natural sensitivity to color is
one dimension of art education that helps to enrich children's enjoyment
of their everyday environment.
Color is the spectral hues which result when wave lengths of light
reflect against surfaces. We all know the effect of light on a prism.
White light passing through a prism diffuses into a familiar rainbow
arrangement of red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, blue-green, blue and
violet. A pigment's color, likewise, is due to the absorption or
reflection of wave lengths of white light. Vermilion, for example, will
absorb some waves of light and deflect others, causing what we see as
color.
The three irreducible colors are called primaries: they are red, yellow
and blue. Any one of these three pigments when mixed with any other
creates a secondary color: orange, green or violet.
Primary Colors, Secondary Colors, Intermediate Colors, and Mixing
Primaries
Large classroom chart 19" x 21" (48cm x 53cm) with instructional
material
on back. Student version 7" x 7" (18cm x 18cm).
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