Spatial Effects of Colors. Slide 2 Donald Sultan, 28 Flowers
Does Donald Sultan create an illusion that some flowers are larger
and some are smaller? Which colors seem close, and which seem to
recede? Slide 3 Colors that are warmer seem to be closer Colors
that are higher in value at full saturation (yellows) seem to be
closer Warmer, more saturated colors seem larger Cooler colors seem
smaller Desaturated colors (especially dark desaturated colors)
seem farther Darker colors seem farther Slide 4 Hans Hoffman Slide
5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Tony Bavington Notice how some sections of bands
seem closer and some seem farther from the viewer. Slide 8 Earlier,
we discussed how lighter, brighter, more saturated colors tend to
push toward the viewer while darker, less saturated colors recede.
Based on this idea, would you paint a small room that you want to
seem more spacious YELLOW or BLUE? Slide 9 Bridget Riley Slide 10
Russell Sharon Slide 11 Alfred Bierstadt, Merced River Atmospheric
perspective: A technique where shifts in value and color create an
illusion of space. Forms in the foreground are larger, darker, and
higher in contrast. In the distance the value gets lighter and has
less contrast. Slide 12 Foreground: brighter, darker, more
saturated. Background: lighter less saturated. Slide 13 Frederick
Church Slide 14 Sanford Robinson Gifford Slide 15 Slide 16 Rules
for atmospheric perspective: Closer objects are larger and more
detailed Nearer objects are darker and higher in contrast (dark and
light are often paired together) Nearer objects are more saturated
Objects become smaller and lose detail towards the distance Farther
objects are lower in value, lower in saturation, and lower in
contrast (mountains may resemble the sky in value an color) Slide
17 Chiaroscuro is created by contrasting areas of light and dark.
In this image, there are several distinct lighting areas: a
highlight, quartertone, midtone, form shadow, reflected light, and
cast shadow. By contrasting the light areas with dark, we see an
illusion of a sphere curving in space, and light moving across the
sphere. Slide 18 A similar three dimensional effect can be achieved
using chromatic value, where variations of tonal color create an
illusion of objects turning in space. Smooth forms like these
spherical objects will display subtle gradations of color as the
object turns away from the light source. Slide 19 Consider how
similar forms, without tonal/color variations seem flat rather than
spatial. Slide 20 More textured objects may display sharper tonal
and color contrasts as light and shadow hit the form Slide 21 And
very planar forms will have distinct, hard-edged shifts in color
and tone. Slide 22 Color/tone contrasts create an illusion of
three-dimensionality within two-dimensional forms Slide 23 Al Held
Slide 24 How does Al Held use the principles of atmospheric
perspective and chiaroscuro to create an illusion of space with his
abstract forms?
