Noah Trotter
Period 3
1. Explain the three ways to describe color.● Name
● Saturation
● Value/ Lightness
2. Compare and contrast subtractive and additive color systems.● Subtractive- Used in printing. When colors are added together the resulting image is a
darker color than the original color
● Additive- Used in computers the more colors you mix together the lighter the resulting
color is
3. Define the following terms:
Primary colors –
● Basic colors that cannot be created by mixing colors
Secondary colors –
● Obtained by mixing two primary colors together
Tertiary colors –
● Created by mixing a secondary and primary color together
Complementary colors –
● Colors located on opposite sides from each other
Analogous colors –
● Colors that are located close together on the color wheel
4. Which colors are warm and which colors are cool?● Warm colors are colors such as reds and yellows and oranges
● Cool colors are colors such as blues, greens, and purples
5. How are vibrating boundaries created?● By putting two complimentary colors on top of each other
6. Describe what happened when you did the after burn image. Why does this happen?● After staring at the image for 20 seconds then I clicked on the link and the same image
with opposite colors appeared. This happened because the color receptors in my eyes got
tired so when the image disappeared the rods relaxed and I saw only the opposite colors
on the screen.
7. What are the different relationships between colors?● Monochromatic Relationship
● Complementary Relationship
● Split Complementary Relationship
● Double Complementary Relationship
● Analogous Relationship
● Triad Relationship
8. When creating text, how much contrast is needed for readability?● At least 80% contrast to provide an easy color combination to read
9. What are the seven types of contrast?● The contrast of Saturation
● The contrast of light and dark
● The contrast of extension
● The contrast of complements
● Simultaneous contrasts
● The contrast of hue
● The contrast of hue- primaries
● the contrast of warm and cool
10. How can you create an accent color?● Choose a color that is almost opposite of the dominant colors and put it in small amounts
11. Explain the difference between contrast dominance and value dominance.● Contrast Dominance- When the colors are all complements and the saturation changes
● Value Dominance- When the colors are mostly analogous but the values of the colors
changes
12. Look at the page, Colors Shades and Tints, what are your impressions of the different
interpretations of the same drawing. Which is your favorite and why?● Although the changes in them are not very drastic the resulting image is very different
from the others. I like the one that is labeled “Moderately-high contrast, medium value,
composition using fully saturated hues”. I like this one because it is bright and the color
pops.
13. Look at the page, Colors Studies, what are your impressions of the different
interpretations of the same drawing. Which is your favorite and why?● The drawings, although the same colors, are all very different because of the different
proportions. My favorite one is the one labeled” Colors of a triad relationship assigned
equal proportion”. I like this one because it is bright and colorful.
14 - 16. On the page, Peter Pipers Color Picker, follow the directions to create each of the
three exercises: Create a monochromatic or analogous composition, create the illusion of
overlapping/transparent hues, and create a composition using one of Itten's contrasts.
After each illustration is completed to your satisfaction, follow these steps to save and
submit the images.-