Friday, October 21, 2011

Color Schemes

triadic

monochromatic

monochromatic

split complementary

split complementary

Andy Warhol

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
pop art

Define the genre?
art based on modern popular culture and the mass media

During what years was he alive?
August 6, 1928 through February 22, 1987

Post 2 samples of his art, Answer the following questions for each



















Title of the piece?


(banana)Andy Warhol's cover art for his Velvet Underground & Nico Album
(cows)cola-cola cow

Describe the color that he utilizes. Does he use any particular color scheme?
He likes to use yellows combined with darker colors, he doesn't seem to use any one color scheme

Friday, October 14, 2011

Blog week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images.

What resolution is necessary to print raster images?

What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet?

Blog Week 8

Why must designers pay close attention to how color is utilized within a composition?
 So that we can convey the feeling the design is to impose on its audience.
Why is the color wheel an important tool for graphic designers?
The color wheel is helpful because it helps us find the complements of colors so we can dull or intensify the colors we are using.
I found that this poster used neutral colors (grey, black, white) very well to draw the eye to the orange thing behind the person in the image, then slowly bring us to the masked person in the picture.
 
 
 
Briefly describe how we "see" the color of an object?
The sun shines on an object, the object reflects or absorbs a portion of that light, then it reflects to our eyes and depending on how much light it reflects or absorbs we see a different color.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Podcast #2 Color Theory


The right use of color can do what?
Can be pleasant to the eye, and be soothing.
Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible light.
Describe white light?
All the colors in the Visible Light spectrum.
How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
They appear to be in color when they absorb or reflect one or more of the colors in the visible light spectrum.
What is a glass prism?
A transparent triangular object that breaks wight light into all the colors .
What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
Describe hue?
refers to the color itself
When does white light occur?
When all wavelengths are reflected back to your eye.
When does black light occur?
When no wavelengths are reflected back to your eye.
How color is perceived depends on what?
the type of light it is seen with.
What is a color wheel?
a visual tool that shows the relationship between primary secondary and tertiary colors.
What are primary colors? Name them?
Red, yellow, blue
What are secondary colors? Name them?
2 primary colors mixed together, orange, green, violet
What are tertiary colors? Name them?
a primary color and a secondary color mixed, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet
What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Colors of very low saturation, by mixing complementary color pairs
How can a neutral color help a design?
Help put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down overpowering colors
What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors positioned oposite to each other red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet
What is color value?
refers to the lightness or darkness to a hue
What is a shade?
A hue with black added to it
What is a tint?
A hue with white added to it
What is saturation/intensity?
refers to the brightness of a color
What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
creates a tone
Describe color harmony?
a pleasing arrangement of parts
What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations
Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
A color scheme that uses variations of one color
Describe an analogous color scheme?
A color scheme that uses 3 colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel
Describe a complementary color scheme?
uses 2 colors opposite of each other on the color wheel
Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Uses 3 colors, 1 color and 2 adjacent to its complement
Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses 3 colors equally spaced around the color wheel
What colors are considered to be warm colors?
yellow, orange, reds
Describe a warm color scheme?
Bold and Energetic
What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Greens, Blues, Violets
Describe a cool color scheme?
Gives an impression of calm
Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
To convey a certain feeling in the design, so that certain colors don't overpower the message of the design