Review Week 7

The right use of color can do what?
Maximize productivity and minimize visual fatigue.

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Visible light.

Describe white light?
Equal parts of all colors in visible spectrum.

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?

Light reflects off of objects that reflect different colors to our eyes.

What is a glass prism?
A transparent triangular object that breaks white light into all the colors of the visible light spectrum.

What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

Describe hue?
The color itself.

When does white light occur?
When all the waves lengths are reflected back to your eyes.

When does black light occur?
When no wave lengths are reflected back to your eyes.

How color is perceived depends on what?
The type of light it is seen with.

What is a color wheel?
Visual tool that shows the relationship between colors.

What are primary colors? Name them? 

The three main colors: Red, yellow, and blue.

What are secondary colors? Name them?
A mix of primary colors. Orange, green and violet.

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
When a primary and secondary color are combined. Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet and red-violet (Primary then secondary.)

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Don't show up on color wheel (low saturation). Created by mixing color pairs.

How can a neutral color help a design?
Help put focus on other colors.

What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors positioned opposite each other on a color wheel.

What is color value?
Lightness or darkness.

What is a shade?
Adding black.

What is a tint?
Adding white.

What is saturation/intensity?
Brightness of a color.

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
Changes intensity.

Describe color harmony?
A pleasing arrangement of parts. Pleasing to the eye.

What is a color scheme?
Harmonious color combinations.

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?
Uses variations of tins and shades of one color. Looks very clean.

Describe an analogous color scheme?
Uses three colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

Describe a complementary color scheme?
Made of two colors opposite of each other on the color wheel.

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?
Variation of complementary color scheme.

Describe a triadic color scheme?
Uses three colors in a triangle on the color wheel.

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
Yellows, oranges, and reds.

Describe a warm color scheme?
Bold and energetic.

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Soothing in nature. Greens, blues, and violets.

Describe a cool color scheme?
Gives an impression of calm and does not overpower other parts of a design.

Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?

The different colors of a design can completely change what the artwork stands for.