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  2. Elements of art - Wikipedia

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    Color is an element consisting of hues, of which there are three properties: hue, chroma or intensity, and value. [3] Color is present when light strikes an object and is reflected back into the eye, a reaction to a hue arising in the optic nerve. [6] The first of the properties is hue, which is the distinguishable color, like red, blue or ...

  3. Local color (visual art) - Wikipedia

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    In painting, local color is the color of an object when seen under flat white light with no adjustment for form shadow or colors of light or secondary light sources. An example would be the assumption that an apple is "red" when it is actually dependent on the color of the light hitting it, color of objects around it, glossiness, and variations within the colors on the surface of the apple itself.

  4. Color scheme - Wikipedia

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    However, the number of total colors can be decreased by encoding each value with multiple colors, as in the 25-pair color code, which encodes 25 values using only 10 colors, by assigning each value a color each from group A and group B, each consisting of 5 colors. A qualitative color scheme can be designed similarly to a harmonious color scheme.

  5. Munsell color system - Wikipedia

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    The Munsell color system, showing: a circle of hues at value 5 chroma 6; the neutral values from 0 to 10; and the chromas of purple-blue (5PB) at value 5. In colorimetry , the Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three properties of color: hue (basic color), value ( lightness ), and chroma (color intensity).

  6. Color theory - Wikipedia

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    Color theory, or more specifically traditional color theory, is a historical body of knowledge describing the behavior of colors, namely in color mixing, color contrast effects, color harmony, color schemes and color symbolism. [1] Modern color theory is generally referred to as color science.

  7. Color field - Wikipedia

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    The exhibition expanded the definition of color field painting. Color field painting clearly pointed toward a new direction in American painting, away from abstract expressionism. In 2007, Karen Wilkin curated an exhibition called Color As Field: American Painting 1950–1975 that traveled to several museums throughout the United States. The ...

  8. Underpainting - Wikipedia

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    In art, an underpainting is an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint.Underpaintings are often monochromatic and help to define color values for later painting.

  9. Formalism (art) - Wikipedia

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    In painting, formalism emphasizes compositional elements such as color, line, shape, texture, and other perceptual aspects rather than content, meaning, or the historical and social context. At its extreme, formalism in art history posits that everything necessary to comprehending a work of art is contained within the work of art.