Year 10 - Art and design
Tone, hue and colour
Foundation workshops: revisiting elements of art and principles of art
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits and reframes the key principles and elements of art. Pupils will study how artists use these elements with greater sophistication. They will carefully examine and analyse the elements and principles, applying them to their chosen art forms and endorsements.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use colour and tone to express ideas and feelings in your work.
Key Notes
- Variations in tone create the illusion of 3D space, makes objects more lifelike, and attracts attention
- Colour is a powerful tool in the communication of a thought, idea or emotion
- Colour encompasses both hue and tone, and its combination can influence how viewers perceive and react to the artwork.
- Different colours can symbolise various ideas or emotions, allowing artists to communicate more than just the visual.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tone: how light or dark a colour is
- colour: what we see when light hits an object
- hue: the pure colour itself, like red or blue
- saturation: how intense or vivid a colour is
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Hue and colour mean the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Variations in tone create the illusion of 3D space, makes objects more lifelike, and attracts attention. Colour is a powerful tool in the communication of a thought, idea or emotion.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tone'
how light or dark a colour is.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Hue and colour mean the same thing. Correction: Colour is the overarching name for what we see but it is made up of hues and tones.
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