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Above and Beyonddesigned by Stephanie Cooper

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Title Page

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Index

Cyan IntroductionDeconstructed

Monochromatic/Saturation Pattern: Grid/Linear Photos: Buildings

Analogous Pattern: Geometric Photos: Abstract structures

Complementary Pattern: Organic Photos: Ornaments/Details

Neutrals Pattern: Textures Photos: Textures/Rhythms

ContrastsContrast of HueExtension

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C-P3-3C-P3-2C-P3-1C-S3C-S1C-HUEC-T4C-T3C-T1C-LT

CyanColoraid

Paint swatches

CMYK, Process colorRGB

Pantone

Color WheelBlue-green

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Clouds

This study explores the textures and various shade, tones and tints found in the sky. It is rare to fully realize how active the sky can be and how the clouds take on many different shapes and textures.

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C-P3-3C-P3-2C-P3-1C-S3C-S1C-HUEC-T4C-T3C-T1C-LT

InspirationMood BoardCollage

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Shades, Tints TonesSaturation

Monochromatic

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Picture Inspiration A Pattern A1Color 1

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Pattern A2Color 2

Picture Inspiration B

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Pattern B1Color 1

Pattern B2Color 2

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Analogous Colors

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Tints

Tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Shades

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The analogous color studies show cyan as the primary hue, with its analogous set: blue, green and yellow-green. This study shows a tactile and visual textures as well as a range of photos of environmental and found objects, texture scans, digital effects and hand-made textures. There is a combination of natural, organic textures and artificial, structured patterns. Within these textures, there are many subtle shades, tints and tones of each color.

Analogous Set

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Picture Inspiration C Pattern C1Color 1

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Pattern C2Color 2

Picture Inspiration D

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Pattern D1Color 1

Pattern D2Color 2

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Complementary Mixing Scale

This study shows a complementary mixing scale. The outside columns are pure hues: blue-green and red-orange. Cyan is achieved by adding a small amount of white to the blue-green hue and is most accurate at the third square of the blue-green column. The center column shows an equal combination of both hues, a middle ground and a neutral combination. To the left of center is a blue-green based neutral and to the right of center of a red-orange based neu-tral. As the column progresses, each color’s lightness increases by adding white to create a wide range of beautiful tints.

Neutral Colors

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Texture Studies

This study explored triple complementary pairs. I isolated details from photographs I’ve taken. By isolating parts of an image, it becomes eas-ier to isolate and appreciate subtle textures and colors. Sometimes when observing an image in its entirety, the unique details can be lost. Beau-tiful details can be found in unexpected places that are often overlooked. The items shown can all be found in ones immediate environment, but perhaps this study offers the viewer a new perspective.

The images chosen for these pairs show a range shades or tints of each color and not its pure hue. All of these textures seem to be burst-ing from their squares. They provide a hint or clue which suggests a larger picture. There is a strong contrast between the warm and cool colors in each pair. They not only demonstrate complementary colors but contrasting compo-sitional elements as well, such as detail, move-ment and depth.

Triple Complementary Pairs

red-orange

blue-green yellow-green

red-violet

blue-violet

yellow-orange

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Picture Inspiration E Picture Inspiration F

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Pattern E1Color 1

Pattern E2Color 2

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Pattern F1Color 1

Pattern F2Color 2

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Neutral Color Palettes

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In an effort to further a previous study, these textures explore a neutral color palette. This pal-ettes is based the hue (cyan) and its complement (red-orange). These textures show unique quali-ties and are somewhat obscured and abstracted. Many of them show how light and shadow affect a hue as well as the difference between a uniform pattern and organic shapes. Neutral colors can provide many beautiful colors and unexpected combinations.

Neutrals

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Picture Inspiration GPattern G1Color 1

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Pattern G2Color 2

Picture Inspiration H

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Pattern H1Color 1

Pattern H2Color 2

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Color Contrasts

SaturationContrast of HueExtension

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Pattern J1Color 1

Pattern J2Color 2