color Flashcards
(30 cards)
color
a powerful element of design that is an ectremly rich tool the artist use.
refracted light
the bands of color seen when white light is passed throuhj a prism
visible spectrume
the humanly perceptible bands of colored light created when white light passes through a prism
reflection
the light waves that bounce back to our eye from a surface rather than being absorbed into it
pigments
a powder that is the coloring ingredient for paint or other color media
subtractive color mixing
mixing of pigments, producing a slightly darker value since each pigment subtracts its energy from the light reflected by the mixture.
tint
a very light value of a hue
shade
a dark value of a hue
additive
mixtures of light to create colors.
optical color mixtures
colors mixed visually as when hues are colosely juxtaposed in space or when transparent layers different colors are overlaid
hue
the characteristic of color identified by color names.
color wheel
a two dimensional circular model of relationships among hues.
primary colors
the basic hues from which all other hues can be mixed.
secondary colors
the hues created by mixing two primary colors togther
tertiaries
the hues created when a prmary and a ssecondary color are mixed
saturation
a measure of the relative purity and brightness or graness of a color
chroma
a measure of the relative purity and brightness or graness of a color(saturation)
intensity
a measure of the relative purity and brightness or graness of a color(saturation)
complementary colors
Hues that are opposite each other on a color wheel.
neutrals
colors of very low saturation, approaching grays.
value
degree of lightness or darkness
simultaneous contrast
the principle tht the juxtaposition of two colors exagggerates their difference and reduce their similarities
local color
the natural color of an object
encaustic
a method of painting with pignment bearing hot wax
