Studio Art | January 31st - Period 7
Autolycus looked far better than he had during History of art, he handed each student a thick set of notes on colour theory, then started talking.
There are two main colour methods, additive and subtractive.
Additive colour mixing begins with black and ends with white; as more colour is added, the result is lighter and tends to white.
Subtractive colour mixing means that one begins with white and ends with black; as one adds colour, the result gets darker and tends to black.
We'll be dealing mostly with subtractive colour systems through this course.
One of the most valuable tools in learning about colour is the colour wheel.
A colour wheel (also referred to as a colour circle) is a visual representation
of colours arranged according to their chromatic relationship. Begin a colour
wheel by positioning primary hues equidistant from one another, then create
a bridge between primaries using secondary and tertiary colours
In any given colour method there are a number of colour groups or types
Primary Colours: Colours at their basic essence; those colours that cannot be created by mixing others.
Secondary Colours: Those colours achieved by a mixture of two primaries.
Tertiary Colours: Those colours achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary
hues.
Complementary Colours: Those colours located opposite each other on a colour wheel.
Analogous Colours: Those colours located close together on a colour wheel.
The colour wheel can be divided into ranges that are visually active or passive. Active colours will appear to advance when placed against passive hues. Passive colours appear to recede when positioned against active hues.
- Advancing hues are most often thought to have less visual weight than the receding hues.
- Most often warm, saturated, light value hues are "active" and visually advance.
- Cool, low saturated, dark value hues are "passive" and visually recede.
- Tints or hues with a low saturation appear lighter than shades or highly saturated colours.
- Some colours remain visually neutral or indifferent.
Other important terms in colour theory are Chroma, intensity, saturation, luminance/value, shade, and tint.
Chroma, intensity, saturation and luminance/value are inter-related terms and have to do with the description of a colour.
Chroma: How pure a hue is in relation to gray
Saturation: The degree of purity of a hue.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a hue. One may lower the intensity by adding white or black.
Luminance / Value: A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue. Those hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance or value.
Shade and tint are terms that refer to a variation of a hue.
Shade: A hue produced by the addition of black.
Tint: A hue produced by the addition of white.
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There are two main colour methods, additive and subtractive.
Additive colour mixing begins with black and ends with white; as more colour is added, the result is lighter and tends to white.
Subtractive colour mixing means that one begins with white and ends with black; as one adds colour, the result gets darker and tends to black.
We'll be dealing mostly with subtractive colour systems through this course.
One of the most valuable tools in learning about colour is the colour wheel.
A colour wheel (also referred to as a colour circle) is a visual representation
of colours arranged according to their chromatic relationship. Begin a colour
wheel by positioning primary hues equidistant from one another, then create
a bridge between primaries using secondary and tertiary colours
In any given colour method there are a number of colour groups or types
Primary Colours: Colours at their basic essence; those colours that cannot be created by mixing others.
Secondary Colours: Those colours achieved by a mixture of two primaries.
Tertiary Colours: Those colours achieved by a mixture of primary and secondary
hues.
Complementary Colours: Those colours located opposite each other on a colour wheel.
Analogous Colours: Those colours located close together on a colour wheel.
The colour wheel can be divided into ranges that are visually active or passive. Active colours will appear to advance when placed against passive hues. Passive colours appear to recede when positioned against active hues.
- Advancing hues are most often thought to have less visual weight than the receding hues.
- Most often warm, saturated, light value hues are "active" and visually advance.
- Cool, low saturated, dark value hues are "passive" and visually recede.
- Tints or hues with a low saturation appear lighter than shades or highly saturated colours.
- Some colours remain visually neutral or indifferent.
Other important terms in colour theory are Chroma, intensity, saturation, luminance/value, shade, and tint.
Chroma, intensity, saturation and luminance/value are inter-related terms and have to do with the description of a colour.
Chroma: How pure a hue is in relation to gray
Saturation: The degree of purity of a hue.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a hue. One may lower the intensity by adding white or black.
Luminance / Value: A measure of the amount of light reflected from a hue. Those hues with a high content of white have a higher luminance or value.
Shade and tint are terms that refer to a variation of a hue.
Shade: A hue produced by the addition of black.
Tint: A hue produced by the addition of white.
Class Roster
[ooc: OCD threads coming up]