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Color and Value
2nd exam
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 3
11/02/2009

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Term
color wheel
Definition
diagram that explains the relationship of colors
Term
CMYK
Definition
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Term
What type of color mixing method is CYMK? Name an example.
Definition
Subtractive.
Printer
Term
What type of color mixing is RGB?
Name an example.
Definition
Additive. Scanner or monitor
Term
Who's color system was the first to separate Value, Hue and Chroma?
Definition
Munsell's
Term
Additive mixing of Red Green and Blue in theory should get you _____. But you actually get______.
Definition
Black.
Muddy Brown or Grey.
Term
Measurement used to measure light:
Definition
nanometer
Term
What is the human visual spectrum?
Definition
after ultraviolet, before infrared
Term
Why are black surfaces hotter?
Definition
Because they absorb more energy
Term
What two devices process the light that enters your eyes?
Definition
Rods and Cones
Term
Black and White, in your eye, is processed with your____:
Definition
Rods
Term
Color and Detail, in your eye, is processed with your______:
Definition
Cones
Term
How do you see?
Definition
Light enters your eye and your rods and cones process that light
Term
How many rods are in your eyes?
Definition
120 million
Term
How many cones are in your eyes?
Definition
7 million
Term
How many types of cones are there and what are they in charge of?
Definition
3. Short, medium and long (wavelengths)
Term
insect vision extends into:
Definition
ultraviolet, because of the flowers
Term
3 point lighting is:
Definition
key light, fill light and rim/back light
Term
ambient lighting is:
Definition
light that exists around you
Term
directional light is:
Definition
faraway light, like the sun
Term
point light is:
Definition
like a candle flame
Term
spot lighting is:
Definition
like a flash light or car headlight
Term
A green leaf looks green because:
Definition
That's the only color it reflects
Term
What are the 3 properties of color in order?
Definition
Hue, Value and Saturation
Term
Hue is:
Definition
the name of a color: red, blue, green...
Term
Value is:
Definition
lightness or darkness of a hue
Term
When you add white you:
Definition
create a tint
Term
When you add black you:
Definition
create a shade
Term
Which has less tint and which has less shade: blue and yellow?
Definition
yellow has less tint cuz it's light
blue has less shade cuz it's dark
Term
how do you neutralize a color?
Definition
Mix two complementary colors
Term
Complementary colors are located:
Definition
directly across from each other on the color wheel
Term
Analogous colors are located:
Definition
next to each other on the color wheel
Term
Analogous colors are:
Definition
HARMONEOUS
Term
triadic colors are located:
Definition
120 degrees from each other and they form an equilateral triangle. 3 colors!
Term
split complimentary colors:
Definition
form an isosceles triangle. ex: red, yellow-green and blue-green.
Term
tetrads are found:
Definition
every fourth color on wheel.
yellow-orange, red, blue-purple, and green
Term
Only one hue is:
Definition
monochromatic
Term
skin colors, classically are made with:
Definition
green underneath with red on top
Term
_____ colors recede
Definition
cool
Term
_______ colors pop out.
Definition
warm
Term
If you want an orange to seem more orange, the bg should be________
Definition
the complimentary of orange, blue
Term
means no color scheme:
Definition
discordinate, random and chaotic
Term
complimentary effect:
Definition
putting a color next to its complimentary will make it look its most intense
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