Review Week 10

Color Schemes                                       Triadic Color Scheme
  Neutral Color Scheme
  Monochromatic color Scheme
Complementary Color Scheme

 Split Complementary Color Scheme

Within what art genre did Warhol work? Painting, Filmmaking, and Printmaking

Define the genre? Filmmaking- The process of scriptwriting, casting, editing, producing, directing, and screening a film in front of an audience.

Painting- the practice of using paint or pigment on a surface base or canvas.

Printmaking- using letters to make a unique work of art.

During what years was he alive? 1928-1959

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

Title of the piece: Brooklyn Bridge

The red, green, orange, and blue are complementary colors to another, making this a complementary color scheme.

What do you notice about the artwork itself?

This piece of work pops out at you, yet still is not too much to look at and is easy on the eye.

Title of the piece: Daisy

The reds, pinks, and dark blues are all next to each other on the color wheel making this an analogous color scheme.

What do you notice bout the art work itself?

This piece of art is unique and interesting with the details of the flower. 

Review Week 9

Compare and contrast vector graphics and pixel images. Vector Images can be stretched and keep there quality, while pixel images will get blurry/fuzzy the more you zoom in or stretch it.

What resolution is necessary to print raster images? Typically you would need a resolution of 300 dpi for a good quality in your image.

What resolution is necessary to display raster images on the internet? For good quality you need 72 dpi.

Review Week 8

 How does color impact the creative strategy of design? 

 With color you are able to create an image with different shadings helping to move the eye to the focusing point of your image.

Who is Steve Jobs? The CEO of Apple

What company was he CEO for many years? Apple

What did he do for the computer industry? Introduced new technology to the world. Made apple computers so popular, he put others out of business.

How did this man impact the graphic design industry? He gave the graphic design industry more tools to create more intriguing designs.

Podcast #2 Color Theory

Within the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves allow us to see color?
Gamma Waves

Microwaves

Ultra Violet Waves

Radio Waves

Describe white light?
equal parts of all colors in a visible spectrum

How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"?
objects appear to have color when they absorb or reflect colors in the visible spectrum

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?

Describe hue?
Each different hue has different wave lengths. Example: White light has 7 hues.

Red 

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Indigo

Violet

When does white light occur?
When all wave lengths are reflected back to your eye

When does black light occur?
When no light is 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 color wheel is a visual tool that shows the relationship between PRIMARY, SECONDARY, and TERTIARY colors.

What are primary colors? Name them?
Primary colors are Red, yellow and Blue.

2 primary colors mixed together create a secondary color

What are secondary colors? Name them?
Orange, green and Violet

Secondary colors are when 2 primary colors are mixed together

What are tertiary colors? Name them?
Tertiary colors are a primary and a secondary color mixed together. They are named after the colors they are mixed with. The primary color is always first followed by the tertiary color. Example: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, and Red-Violet

What are neutral colors? How can they be created?
Don't show up on the color wheel. They are colors of very low saturation. Neutral colors are blacks, grays, whites and browns. They can also be creates by mixing complementary colors

How can a neutral color help a design?
help put the focus on other colors or tone down colors

What are complementary colors? Name them?
Colors Positioned opposite from each other on the color wheel are complementary colors. Example: Red to Green, Purple to yellow, Orange to blue

What is color value?
Lightness or darkness of a hue or color

What is a shade?
adding black to a hue produces a low-value color

What is a tint?
adding white to a hue produces a high-value color

What is saturation/intensity?
Saturation is the intensity of a color. Intensity is how vibrant/bright the color is.

What happens when you mix complementary colors together?
they make neutral colors

Describe color harmony?
pleasing to the eye

What is a color scheme?
Bland=viewer not engaged

Chaotic=viewer cannot stand to look at it.

Describe a monochromatic color scheme?

Describe an analogous color scheme?

Describe a complementary color scheme?

Describe a split-complementary color scheme?

Describe a triadic color scheme?

What colors are considered to be warm colors?
The colors that are like the sun. exp: reds, oranges and yellows

Describe a warm color scheme?
Bright, energetic, vibrant

What colors are considered to be cool colors?
Purples, greens, and blues

Describe a cool color scheme?
calm, soothing to the eye

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

It is important because you want your design to be fun and interesting, yet you still need it to be pleasant to the eye/easy to look at.