PHASE IV: COLOR THEORY
Hue, Value, and Intensity. Color Hue, Value, and Intensity. Picture: Dave Chihuly
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.
Value The Relative lightness or darkness of a color. Tints: a color + White Shades: a color + Black
Saturation (Also called intensity and chroma): the purity of a hue (or color). A pure Hue is the most intense form of a given color.
Based on 12 pure hues originally discovered by Sir Isaac Newton: Pigment Color System (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)
Color Temperature Warm: appear to advance Cool: appear to recede
Color Schemes 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 Theory
Josef Albers
The ability to create harmony with opposing and contrasting elements. 1212 Unity & Variety 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
The infrastructure or architecture of any object. Directional Forces The infrastructure or architecture of any object.
The physical bulk of a solid body or material. 1414 Mass The physical bulk of a solid body or material.