1. Tone and Colour
Ashleigh Benn

2. Tone/colour in context
• Context changes tonal
value, as we can see in
this piece the areas
where a shadow would
be, the colour and tone is
dark, making the areas
recede. The principle of
line depicted is a
gestured line done in an
organic manner.
Ashleigh Benn
http://gratitude28.blogspot.com/

3. Warm colours
• Here one can see how the
warmer colours
move forward (the
oranges and yellows)
and how the cooler
colours (black and
grey) recede.The principle of
line used here is slightly curved
and the tone is what defines the
line.
Ashleigh Benn
. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/narration--tonal-value-ii-jacek-
jung.html

4. Warm colour and Cold colour
• In this image it is evident
that in the
squares/geometric lines
the colours that are
warmer come forward
and the cooler colours
move back and create
depth.
http://www.dreamhomesgroup.com/home-design/decorating-the-language-of-
color-i/
Ashleigh Benn

5. Warm and cool primary colours
• In this piece the primary colours
are evident, but if one looks closely
slight alterations in the colour can
create warmer and cooler effects,
for example the yellow horse’s hair
has areas that seem cooler then
others, the paints used have been
mixed ever so slightly to create
depth and tonal variance by
‘cooling’ and ‘heating’ (through
mixing) the primary colours. The
quality of line here is curvilinear
and organic.. http://www.freespiritart.com/primary-colors-glazier.php
Ashleigh Benn

6. Tertiary Colours
• By adding together all
three primary colours
one creates tertiary
colours, these can vary
by adding more of the
separate primary
colours.
http://www.willymaurer.ch/bio_en.htm
Ashleigh Benn

7. Tertiary Colours
• In this piece one can see
how the primary colours
have been mixed ever so
slightly to create these
tertiary colour tones
with organic lines.
http://mharmston.blogspot.com/2010/10/watercolor_20.html
Ashleigh Benn

8. Dirty colours - Neutrals
• The neutral colours seen
here move towards the
background while the
red and yellow seem to
pop forward.
http://www.dailypainters.com/paintings/175470/Neutrals-by-Nancy-Eckels-
Ashleigh Benn
abstract-contemporary-modern-art-painting/

9. Tint and Shade
• A tint, is mixture of
certain colours with
white. Shade, is when a
colour is darkened
through black. In this
piece the horizontal and
vertical lines are
reinforced through the
tonal changes with tint
and shade. http://bobotaro.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/office-building-new-abstract-
line-pattern-ctyscape-painting-6128-2007-kazuya-akimoto-art-museum/
Ashleigh Benn

10. Burnt colour
• Burnt orange or burnt
umber is a medium
brown colour.In this
piece there are invisible
horizontal lines which
flows with the burnt
orange.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/33540986/returning-4x6-inch-
original-fine-art
Ashleigh Benn

11. Raw Colour
• Cooler colours create a
relaxed and peaceful
mood.The cooler colours
in the piece are calming
amongst the turmoil of
the geometric and
curvilinear line.
http://www.artscapesbysteve.com/galleries/gallery7.html
Ashleigh Benn

12. Saturation
• The strength of a colour is
created through the lack of
black and white - this is
known as saturated
colour.In this image the
intensity of the colours is so
vivid that there is very little
black and white used and
only seen in areas used for
tone.
http://www.artscapesbysteve.com/galleries/gallery7.html
Ashleigh Benn

13. Purple next to other colours
• I cropped this image to
show how purple almost
changes when placed
next to another colour,
see how the purple looks
darker when only seen
with the green apple and
how it gradually
becomes lighter when
seen with the neutral.
Ashleigh Benn
http://aberkeleydaily.blogspot.com/

14. Hue
• Colour without tint or
shade. It’s the true
colour of something. Its
not mixed or altered.
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/landscape-indian-r-aggarwal.html
Ashleigh Benn

15. Translucent
• Here one can see the
background of the piece
through the usage of
watered down white
paint. The organic shape
and line is emphasized
through changes in tone
by thickening and
thinning the paint. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/translucent-zully-m.html
Ashleigh Benn

16. Opaque
• This painting is done
using opaque colours,
the paint is thick and the
tone is defined through
the geometric lines.
http://www.jyotsnaprakashan.com/docs/portfolio.htm
Ashleigh Benn

17. Bright Colours
• I chose this piece because
of it’s colour intensity.
The colours pop in
between the horizontal
lines.
http://isaackirshbom.com/gallery/surrealistic_interpretations/
Ashleigh Benn

18. Turned to grayscale
• Here, I changed the
previous image to
grayscale, notice how
the emotion is taken out
of the piece and the tone
is more noticeable.
http://isaackirshbom.com/gallery/surrealistic_interpretations/
Ashleigh Benn

19. Emotion in colour
• I thought this piece was
beautiful, there is an
anxiety that is felt
through the horizontal
lines mixed with the
intensity from the reds
and oranges.
http://www.paintingsilove.com/image/show/202332/action-abstract-
painting-the-wild-currents-of-emotions-
Ashleigh Benn

20. Thank you
Ashleigh Benn