Colour, light and volume
Vocabulary
Wave
Spectrum
Hue
Value
Saturation
Colour harmony
Colour wheel
Warm colours
Cool colours
Range
Lightness
Darkness
Soft
Shadow
Form shadow
Cast shadow
To hatch
To hatch
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Colour is used extensively in all types of art and therefore analysed.
The nature of colour
Light in an electromagnetic wave that transmits energy.
White light is the combina of all the different colours of light.
Codifying colours
Value: the amount of lightness or darkness in a colour
Hue: the specific name given to a colour
Saturation: the pureness of a colour
Colour systems
Munsell system: a three-dimensional shape with three axes that correspond to hue, value and saturation
CIE system: a two-dimensional diagram that shows two qualities of colour: hue and saturation
The colour wheel: a circular diagram that orders pure colours from the light spectrum
Colour harmony
Related colour harmony: combinations of colours close to each other on the colour wheel.
Complem entrary colour harmony: combinations of primary and secondary colours which are opposite each other on the colour wheel
Colour comtrast
Warm colours: fill the space in a work of art and seen closer
Cool colours: close off the space In a work of art, feel heavy and seem to move away from the viewer
Contrasting colours: humans find it easier perceive dark colours against a light background than vice versa.
Light and tonal range
Tonal range is the lever of lightness,darkness or contrast in a composition
High: soft visual effect and light colours.
Low: little light; dark colours and blacks do,Nate
High-contrast: strong, direct light source, areas of intense darkness and marked bright areas
Properties of light
Front light: is in front of the object
Lateral light: is on one side of the object
Overhead light: the light shines straight down from above
Backlight: the light shines from behind the object