Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Color Theory.

  1. Define hue: Hues is the actual color.
  2. Define value: This is also known as tone, where the colors mix with white and black.
  3. Define saturation: This similar to how bright the color is.
  4. How many colors are available on our computers? There are Millions of colors.
  5. Define secondary color: Primary  colors mixed together for example Red and yellow mixed is orange.
  6. Define tertiary color: : This is the primary plus the neighboring secondary color on the color wheel.
  7. Define complementary colors:  These are colors that sit opposite of each other on the color wheel.
  8. What are the primary colors in Photoshop? Primary  colors are  Red blue green
  9. What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? Secondary colors are Cyan, Magenta, Yellow.
  10. Define subtractive color model: Where you mix three Secondary colors together, which makes black.
  11. Define additive color model: Where you mix three primary colors together, which will give you pure white.
  12. Is RGB additive or subtractive? additive
  13. Is CMYK additive or subtractive? Subtractive
  14. What is the RGB color model used for?  For screen
  15. What is the CMYK color model used for? For printing on paper
  16. Define analogous colors: These are colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel.
  17. Define tint: Where white has been added to the color, more white the lighter the color is.
  18. Define shade: This is where black has been added to a pure tint, the more black the darker the color.
  19. Define neutral:  This is the  combination of complementary colors.
  20. What can be said in general about warm colors?  They tend to jump out at you, more fall colors.
  21. What can be said in general about cool colors? These colors tend to hide in a design.
  22. What color is associated with stability? This associates with  Brown
  23. What color symbolizes royalty? This associates with  Purple
  24. What is the color of cleanliness? This associates with  White
  25. What color symbolizes freshness? This associates with  Light  yellow and green
  26. Which colors are associated with joy? This associates with  Orange and light red
  27. What color symbolizes passion and danger? This associates with    Red
  28. Dark red is associated with: This associates with  Rage , Anger
  29. Reddish-brown is associated with: Harvest and fall Associates with reddish brown.
  30. Dark orange is associated with: Deceit and distrust associates with Dark orange.
  31. Gold is associated with: Gold associates with prestige.
  32. Yellow is associated with: Yellow associates with Happiness and Joy.
  33. Dark green is associated with: Dark green associates with money
  34. Olive green is associated with: olive green associates with peace.
  35. Light blue is associated with: Light blue associates with health, healing, softness.
  36.  Dark purple is associated with: Dark purple associates with gloom and sad feelings.
  37. Why is the use of color important in graphic Design? It gives a certain emotion to your art, and it can give you a professional feel to the work of art. 

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