color theory the art and science of color interaction and effects. systems
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Color Theory
The art and science of color interaction and effects.
SYSTEMS
RGBRed Green Blue
ADDITIVE COLOR WE ADD COLORS IN ORDER TO GET WHITE
Color created from beams of light.
This system applies only to devices employing light
computer monitors:
television sets
theater stage lighting
Primary Color – ADDITIVE RGBLight!
This is how a computer translates color to a monitor.
RGBLIGHT
RED + GREEN = YELLOW
BLUE + GREEN = CYAN
RED + BLUE = MAGENTA
RED + GREEN + BLUE = WHITE
RGBLIGHT
FINAL QUESTION:
HOW DO YOU GET BLACK?
In LIGHTblack is the absence of color!
CMYKCyan Magenta Yellow Black
SUBTRACTIVE COLORWE SUBTRACT COLORS TO GET WHITE
Used in printing
CYAN + MAGENTA = BLUE
MAGENTA + YELLOW = RED
CYAN + YELLOW = GREEN
CYAN + YELLOW + GREEN = BLACK
CMYKPRINTING
CMYKPRINTING
FINAL QUESTION:
HOW DO YOU GET WHITE?
In PRINTINGWhite is the absence of color!
The CMYK Color System
If you look at a printed page with a magnifying glass you might see something like the illustration. Our eye mixes the colors
ANDY WARHOL
PRINTS THIS WAY
RYBRed Yellow Blue
SUBTRACTIVE COLORWE SUBTRACT COLORS TO GET WHITE
This is what we do in the art room on a regular basis!
This is how we mix colors with pigments and dyes: Paint, crayons, colored pencils, pastels etc.
Primary Color – RYB
Color that all other colors can be made from.These 3 colors that can not be made by mixing other colors from this system together.
Secondary Color – VGO
Color that is made by mixing 2 primary colors together.
Tertiary Color – RvRoYoYgBgBv
Color that is made by mixing 1 primary color with 1 of the secondary colors that is next to it.
Complete Munsen Color Wheel
How many colors are there?
Older computer systems may be limited to 216
A high quality printer is only capable of producing thousands
A monitor can display millions
How many colors could you make in paint?