color mixed according to three systems:
subtractive color—•process of mixing pigments together• method used in painting•with blended pigments, more light is absorbed, less is reflected—“subtractive”
absorption of light rays
color mixed according to three systems:
additive color—•process of mixing colored light•theatrical lighting•more they are mixed with other colors, lighter they become
color mixed according to three systems:
partitive color—•based on viewer’s reaction to colors when they are placed next to each other
color wheels
color arrangements/structures
allow organization and prediction of color reactions and interactions
one wheel or system may not satisfy needs:•painter?•photographer?•textile designer?
the pigment wheel
basis for working with subtractive color
communicates color reactions when they are actually mixed
the pigment wheel
primary colors: red, yellow, blue•cannot be obtained from mixing
secondary colors: orange, violet, green•two primary colors mixed together
tertiary colors:•a primary and a secondary colored mixed
the pigment wheel
the process wheel
gives us three basic primaries—•luminous, bright yellow •intense magenta—red leaning toward violet •cyan—blue tending toward green
results in purer mixed hues
standard employed in color printing and photography
the process wheel
the munsell wheel
partitive color system
based on 5 primary hues—”principal colors”—yellow, red, green, blue, and purple
primaries based on “afterimage” perceptions—derive from hues that we see in nature
the munsell wheel
afterimage
the munsell wheel
afterimage
the munsell wheel
afterimage:an optical reaction that occurs after we stare intensely at a hue and then shift our eyes to a white surface
second hue is termed the “afterimage”
munsell set up each afterimage as the complement to his principal hues
the munsell wheel
the munsell wheel
further systematized the color wheel into a 3D “tree” form
the munsell wheel
further systematized the color wheel into a 3D “tree” form—
•value shown in vertical axis—innermost vertical axis is neutral•horizontal “branches” measure saturation or relative purity of hue—pure hue located at outside edge
the munsell wheel
the munsell wheel
the munsell wheel
the munsell wheel
the munsell wheel
the light wheel
based on the additive color systemprovides information about light rays and transparent color
primary colors: red, green, bluesecondary colors: yellow, cyan, magenta
the light wheel
when all primaries are combined, white results
total absence of light results in black
because light is being added to light, more color rays mixed the lighter they become
the visual wheel
leonardo da vinci
•study of complementary colors•greatly influenced Renaissance painting•preceded the partitive color concept•followed by more scientifically accurate munsell wheel
the visual wheel
primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue
secondary colors: orange, yellow-green, blue-green, violet
tertiary colors: yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green-blue, green-blue-green, green-yellow-green, yellow-green-yellow
the visual wheel
complementary colors?
specific color wheel choice depends on the effects of color and imagery desired
in the art medium employed
participation activity: color wheels
…create a color wheel using any medium that you wish—paint, paper, ink, fabric, light/transparency, etc… that clearly depicts your assigned color theorist’s ideas about color…be prepared to include this color wheel in your theorist presentation