phase iv: color theory. hue, value, and intensity. color
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PHASE IV: COLOR THEORY
Hue, Value, and Intensity.
ColorColor
Color has the major Dimensions: Hue, Value and Saturation.
Hue: The particular wavelength of spectrum color (prism) to which we give a name. Hue is what we commonly call color.
HueHue
The Relative lightness or darkness of a color.
Tints: a color + White
ValueValue
Shades: a color + Black
(Also called intensity and chroma): the purity of a hue (or color). A pure Hue is the most intense
form of a given color.
SaturationSaturation
(The color wheel)Based on 12 pure hues originally discovered by Sir Isaac
Newton:
• Primaries: (R,Y,B) pigment hues which cannot be produced by intermixing other hues
• Secondaries: (O,G,V) mixtures of two primaries
• Tertiary: (RO, YO, YG, BG, BV, RV)
Pigment Color SystemPigment Color System
Warm: appear to advance
Cool: appear to recede
Color TemperatureColor Temperature
• Monochromatic: derived from a single base hue, and extended using its shades, and tints
• Polychromatic: random use of color • Analogous: colors that are adjacent to
each other on the color wheel • Complementary: colors that are across
each other on the color wheel
Color SchemesColor Schemes
Color TheoryColor Theory
Josef AlbersJosef Albers
The ability to create harmony with opposing and contrasting elements.
• Unity: a feeling of harmony between all parts of a composition
• Variety: a different form, condition or phase of something
• Connectors: visual elements and principles of organization
Unity & VarietyUnity & Variety
The infrastructure or architecture of any object.Directional ForcesDirectional Forces
The physical bulk of a solid body or material.MassMass