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COLORS
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Definition
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ColorDerives from the spectrum of light
(distribution of light energy versus
wavelength) interacting in the eye with the
spectral sensitivities of the light receptors.
Mr. ROY G. BIV
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A COLORISDESCRIBEDIN
THREEWAYS:
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Shade and tintare terms that refer to a variation of a hue.
A hue produced by
the addition of white.A hue produced
by the addition of black.
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Subtractive Color. When we mix colors using paint, or through theprinting process, we are using the subtractive color method.
Subtractive color mixing means that one begins with white and ends
with black; as one adds color, the result gets darker and tends toblack.
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Additive Color. If we are working on a computer, the colors we see onthe screen are created with light using the additive color method.Additive color mixing begins with black and ends with white; as morecolor is added, the result is lighter and tends to white.
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Primary Colors
The next aspect to the color wheel is creating the
secondary colors. These colors are placed in
triangles above the corresponding primary colorcombination. This system of color mixing is known as
the subtractive process, because the resultingsecondary color subtracts or absorbs even more
waves from the white light than the first color did.
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The secondary colors are:
orange (mix red + yellow)
green (mix yellow + blue)
violet (mix blue + red)
These secondary colors are also known as
The final step to creating the 12 step color wheel will be to create a ring around the
newly formed primary and secondary color form. Divided into 12 equal segments,
the primary and secondary colors shall be repeated to their corresponding segment
within the surrounding ring. This will leave a blank segment between every two
colors. In these blank segments the tertiary colorswill be created.
Secondary Colors
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The are: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-
violet, blue violet, blue-green, and yellow-green.
The sequence of colors on the color wheel should
resemble that of the rainbow.
We can now use our color wheel as the basis to
understanding color and color combination techniques.
Tertiary Colors
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In color theory, a is the choice of
colors used in design for a range of media.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Analogous:Colors that contain a common hue and are
found next to each other on the color
wheel, e.g., violet, red-violet, and redcreate a sense of harmony. Remember
adjoining colors on the wheel are similar
and tend to blend together. They are
effective at showing depth.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Monochromatic:One color. A monochromatic color scheme
uses only one hue (color) and all values
(shades or tints) of it for a unifying and
harmonious effect.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Neutral colors:Contain equal parts of each of the
three primary colors - black, white, gray, and
sometimes brown are considered "neutral".
When neutrals are added to a color only the
value changes, however; if you try to make
a color darker by adding a darker color to it
the color (hue) changes.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Warm colors:Suggest warmth and seem to
move toward the viewer and appear closer,
e.g., red and orange are the colors of fire.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Cool colors:Suggest coolness and seem to
recede from a viewer and fall back, e.g.,blue and green are the colors of water and
trees).
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Complementary:Two colors opposite one another on the
color wheel, e.g., blue and orange, yellow and purple,
red and green.
When a pair of high intensitycomplements are placed side by side, they seem to
vibrate and draw attention to the element Not all color
schemes, based on complementary colors are loud
and demanding -- if the hues are of low-intensity the
contrast is not too harsh.
Intensity can only be altered by mixing a
color with its complement, which has the effect of
visually neutralizing the color. Changing the values of
the hues, adding black or white, will soften the effect.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Triad:A color triad is composed of three
colors spaced an equal distance apart on the
color wheel. The contrast between triad colors
is not as strong as that between complements..
Primary - red, yellow, and blue
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Triad:Secondary - by mixing two primary colors,
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Triad:Intermediate - colors are created by mixing aprimary and a secondary: Red-orange, yellow-
orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-purple,and red-purple.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Triad:Split complements - the combination of one
hue plus the hues on each side of its
complement. This is easier to work with than astraight complementary scheme. It offers more
variety, e.g., red-orange, blue, and green.
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TYPESOF COLOR SCHEME
Triad:Double complementary - two adjacent huesand their opposites. It uses four colors arranged
into two complementary color pairs. Thisscheme is hard to harmonize; if all four colors
are used in equal amounts, the scheme may
look unbalanced, so you should choose a color
to be dominant or subdue the colors.
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Spatial Effects
Balance and Proportion
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SPATIAL EFFECTS
Hues that are lighter at maximum saturation (yellows, oranges) appear larger
than those that are darker at maximum saturation (e.g., blues and purples).
Saturation is the relative brilliance or vibrancy of a color. The more saturated a
color, the less black it contains.
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BALANCEAND PROPORTION
Generally speaking, less saturated or busily detailed areas will draw attention
and therefore seem to carry more weight than highly saturated or visually
simpler areas.
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EMPHASIS
An area in a work of art that attracts the viewers attention first. The element
noticed first is called dominant; the elements noticed later are called
subordinate.
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UNITY
Allows the viewer to see a combination of elements, principles, and media as a
whole. Unity is created by harmony, simplicity, repetition, proximity, and
continuation. For example, you could use the repetition of a color scheme to
unify a composition.
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MOVEMENT
Color can create a sense of movement. When the values in a work jump quickly from very
high-key to very low-key, a feeling of excitement and movement is created. When all of
the values are close together the work seems much calmer. When you want to create
movement with color remember to use values of pure hues as well as those of tints and
shades. Movement creates the illusion of action or physical change in position.
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RHYTHM
The use of repeated elements to create the illusion of movement. Visual
rhythm is perceived through the eyes, and is created by repeated positive
spaces separated by negative spaces. There are five types of rhythm: random,
regular, alternating, flowing, and progressive.
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Color Effects (Architectural Implications)
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Physiological Effects
Mystics have long held we emanate a colored glow, or aura,which is thought to effect the state of a person's health and
spirituality. Today, chromotherapy is used to heal with colors. Thisform of treatment dates back thousands of years to the ancient"color halls" of Egypt, China, and India. A more prominent use ofcolor therapy occurs in environmental design (the effect of coloron health and behavior).
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Emotional Effects
The actual emotional effect of a specific color in an artwork
depends partly on its surroundings and partly on the ides
expressed by the work as a whole. To be surrounded by blue
lighting in an installation is quite different from seeing a small
area of blue in a larger color context. For many of us the
emotional effects of art may be difficult to articulate.
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Local and Expressive Color
There are two opposite ways of using color in representational
art. At one extreme is the local color - the color that something
appears from nearby when viewed under average lighting
conditions. We think of the local color of a banana as yellow, for
example. At the other end of the extreme is the expressionistic use
of color, whereby artists use color to express an emotional rather
than a visual truth.
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REDthe warmest and the most energetic color of the spectrum. Red is
associated with love thus it is he color of Valentine s Day. It couldalso mean danger which is why most warning labels, emergency exit
and stop signs come in red. Red represents anger, speed, violence
and strength.
Red is said to raise blood pressure or increaseyour heartbeat. Redwould not be ideal for hospitals, prisons or psychiatric wards.
The Chinese believe that red symbolizes luck and celebration. It is
used from birthdays to weddings.
For the Indians, red is the color of purity.
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Blue
Blue means calm and tranquility. It may mean peace, stability, and harmony.
Blue is also the color of trust, truth, confidence, security, cleanliness, order, cold,
water, sky and loneliness.
Blue reduces ones appetite, slows the pulse rate and lowers your temperature.
Blue is also commonly used for business because it communicates reliability and
trustworthiness.
The Chinese associate blue with immortality. In Colombia blue is associated with
soap. For the Hindus, it is the color of Krishna. The Jews believe blue is a holy
color. In the \middle East, blue is the color of protection. These may be the
reasons why blue is considered t be the safest global color.
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green
The color of nature. It represents the environment, good health, luck, youth,
vigor, spring, fertility, envy, inexperience or misfortune.
The coolness of green soothes, calms and is said to have great healing powers.
Surgeons wear green in most operating rooms.
In India, green is the color of Islam. It also has religious significance for Catholics
in Ireland. In some tropical countries, green may mean danger.
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yellow
Yellow is happiness, idealism, joy, imagination, hope, summer. Sunshine, gold,
dishonesty, cowardice, illness and inspiration.
The yellow rose symbolizes friendship. Asian see yellow as sacred and imperial.
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black
The color of power, sexuality, sophistication, elegance, wealth, fear, evil, depth,
sadness, remorse and death. In fashion, black is a favorite color. It is associated
with formality and class. Clothes also look more expensive when they come in
black.
Black is said to be the absence of light or color.
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orange
Orange is an energetic color. It is probably the most attention-getting color. This
is why most warning signs come in orange. It also means warmth, balance,
enthusiasm, vibrance and flamboyancy.
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purple
Purple is the color of royalty, spirituality and nobility. It also represents wisdom
and mystery. Wizards in fairy tales often wear purple. Purple may also mean
arrogance, cruelty and enlightenment.
Purple is also associated with creativity.
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white
When colors come together in perfect balance, we see white. It is the color if
purity, simplicity, cleanliness, precision, innocence, birth, winter, snow and good.
In visual representations of good and evil, white is usually associated with the
good guys.
In Japan, white carnations signify death. The Chinese likewise see white as a
color for mourning.
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Color as an integral part of perceptual system whichhelp us to:
Identify and define objects in space;
Acts as signaling device which is evidence of
certain conditions and;
Conveying information about the
surroundings.
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Uses of color and lighting in
building:1. To give direction2. To warn or call attention to an object or event
3. To modify or change structure4. To establish a desired environment5. For sheer physical relief6. Simply for pleasure or enjoyment7. To arouse human instinct (psychological)
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Color serves many aestheticpurposes in the design of thebuilding, namely:
It creates an atmosphere
It suggests either unity or diversityIt expresses character of materialsIt defines formIt affects proportionsIt brings out scaleIt gives a sense of weightIt projects value in physical propertiesIt brings out composition/organization of structures.
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