Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Podcast #2 Color Theory








The right use of color can do what?




maximize
productivity, minimize visual fatigue, and relax the body
.



Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us
to see color?




visible
light








Describe
white light?




equal parts of all
colors in visible spectrum








How
do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?


reflected color is the color we
see








What
is a glass prism?


transparent triangular object that breaks white light
into all the colors of the visible light
spectrum.






What seven colors result when white light is refracted
through a prism?




red, orange, yellow, green, blue
indigo, and violet



Describe
hue?







The color itself


When
does white light occur?




when all the
wavelengths are reflected back to your eye






When does black light occur?




When no light is reflected back to your
eye








How
color is perceived depends on what?


depends on the type
of light it is seen with








What
is a color wheel?


visual tool that
shows the relationship between primary secondary tertiary
colors








What
are primary colors? Name them?


red, blue, and
yellow








What
are secondary colors? Name them?


are when two primary
colors are mixed together they are prange, greed, and
liolet.








What
are tertiary colors? Name them?


when a primary and secondary color are mixed together
they are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-greed, blue-green, blue-violet, and
red-violet.








What
are neutral colors? How can they be created?


dont show up on the
color wheel, colors of very low saturation blacks, grays, whites, and browns. by
mixing complimentary colors.








How
can a neutral color help a design?


help put the focus on other colors or serve to tone
down overpowering colors.








What
are complementary colors? Name them?


Positioned oposite of
each other on the color wheel. red and green, orange and blue, and yellow and
violet.








What
is color value?


lightness or darkness of the hue or
color.








What
is a shade?


adding black to a hue
produces a low-value color.








What
is a tint?


adding white to a hue
produces a high-value color.








What
is saturation/intensity?


brightness of a color








What
happens when you mix complementary colors together?


produce a dull tone.








Describe
color harmony?


a pleasing arangement of parts music, poetry,or color.
pleasing to the eye, engages the viewer creates sense of
order.








What
is a color scheme?


harmonious color
combinations, used to create style and appeal.








Describe
a monochromatic color scheme?


uses tints and shades
(values) of one color, clean and elegant, easy on the eyes.








Describe
an analogous color scheme?


uses 3 colors adjacent (next) to each other on the
color wheel, one color is used as the dominate color, while others enrich the
scheme. Are often found in nature and pleasing to the
eye.








Describe
a complementary color scheme?


uses 2 colors opposite of each other on the color
wheel, will draw alot of attention, works best where you need high-contrast
compositions.








Describe
a split-complementary color scheme?


uses 3 colors, 1
color and 2  to its compliment, will draw attention but without the tention of
complimentary scheme.








Describe
a triadic color scheme?


uses 3 colors equally spaced around the color wheel,
offers a strong visual balance.








What
colors are considered to be warm colors?


are vivid in nature, yellows, oranges, and reds are
found in the sun, some exspress aggression excitement and
danger.






Describe
a warm color scheme?


some exspress aggression excitement and danger. strong
and welcoming.is bold and inergetic, tend to
appear closer.








What
colors are considered to be cool colors?


are soothing in nature, greens, blues, violets,
exspress pasiveness comfurting and nurturing.








Describe
a cool color scheme?


Gives and impression of calm, rarely over powers the
message of a design.Appear farther away, used to give the illusion pf
depth.








Why
is important to consider which colors are being used within a
design?


meaning of color impacts all visual communication,
right color choice can convey the right message and evoke the desired response
to any form of visual communication, color creates an emotional
response.

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