Color, and Light and Shadow

 

        This week we also learned more about color. In Chapter 6 of Color Studies, we learned about the dimensions of hue. Firstly, there is pure hue, which is a hue without any white, black, gray, or complementary color added to it. We learned about mixing hues and broken hues, which are combinations of unequal proportions of all the primaries. 


        Finally, we learned about hues in composition, and three different terms that are associated with it: tonality, which is when one hue is dominant; stable hues, which are the most easily recognized; and contrast, which is the visual difference between colors. 
        In Chapter 7 of Color Studies, we learned about the dimension of value. We learned about how the values of a specific hie can be changed only by adding black and white; the result is called a tint. There are also broken tints, which are the grays that are found in nature and contain pure hues. 
        Next, in Chapter 8 of Color Studies, we learned about the dimension of intensity. Intensity, or saturation, defines the degree of purity of a hue; how bright or dull a hue is. A hue can be changed by adding the complementary hue, and the resulting dull color is called a shade. We also learned about the effects of depth and about proportion.

   For our sketch this week, we worked with value, light, and shadow. When we draw in pencil, we translate the colors of nature into black and white. The different shades of gray in between black and white are called values, which every color has. Within an object there are different types of light and shadow: highlight, the brightest light, which appears where light from the source falls most directly on the object; cast shadow, the darkest shadow, which is caused by the object blocking light rays; crest shadow, which is a shadow that is on the crest of a rounded form, between the highlight and the reflected light; and reflected light, which is light that is reflected back onto the object from the surface around the object. For this weeks sketch we learned how to draw such shadows in an interior space.

  

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  1. Professor VanderNoordaaFebruary 10, 2024 at 9:01 AM

    Katie,
    Good summary this week. I appreciated your image that supports our study of hue, tints and shades. Include as many images as you can to support your reading. Your sketch that showed light and shadow was well done.
    Total Points: 50/50

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  2. Bethany Huizenga INT270February 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM

    you had a good summary this week! I liked that you gave a summary of not only the class but also the readings

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