Fundamentals of ColorBy Mr. Rider
Color Perception •Growth
•Nature
•Life-Giving
•Money
•Color studies have shown it to be the easiest color to live with
Color Perception•Expansive•Serene•Reliable
▫“True Blue”•Associated with
sky and water•Can be used to
convey sadness or depression▫“feeling blue”
Color Perception•Festive•Exuberant•Romantic•Danger •Blood•Imagination•Passion
Color Perception•Active•Appetizing•Hot•Sunsets•Seasonal changes•Sweet & spicy foods•Exotic foods
Additive Color Model•The RGB model is called "additive"
because a combination of the three pure colors red, green, and blue "adds up" to white light.
The MEDIUM for this color model is Light.
The Subtractive Color Model•AKA: CMYK Color, Process Color, 4-Color• The CMYK model works by partially or entirely masking
certain colors on the typically white background (that is, absorbing particular wavelengths of light). Such a model is called subtractive because inks “subtract” brightness from white.
Color Terms•Hue•Saturation•Value•Tint•Tone•Shade•Monochromatic
Hue•Fancy name for the color you are using
Saturation•The purity of a color•Pure hues that are fully saturated are at
their highest level of intensity•Removing saturation from a
hue moves it closer to gray
Value•Lightness or Darkness of an image
Tint•Adding White to a pure hue
▫Makes hues appear brighter Red Pink Purple Lavendar Yellow Citron Blue Azure
▫Adding lots of white yields pastel colors
Color WheelPrimary Colors:•Red•Blue•Yellow
Complementary Colors•Green•Orange•Purple
Primary colors are located across from their complements on the color wheel
Monochromatic•A single color mixed
with tints, shades, or tones to create impression of multiple colors
Analogous •Color Scheme based on colors that
are next to each other on the color wheel
Triad (Split Complement) •A color scheme that includes a main color
and the two colors on each side of its complementary (opposite) color on the color wheel.