Color Theory Worksheet
Please read the materials listed below and answer the following questions:
- Color Theory Intro: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/index.php
- Color Wheel: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/color-wheel.php
- Color Combinations: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/color-combos.php
- Tints, Shades & Neutrals: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/tints_shades_neutrals.php
- Emotional Content: http://www.nhsdesigns.com/graphic/color/emotional-content.php
- Color Meaning: http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
- Color Physiology: http://www.webdesign.org/web-design-basics/color-theory/color-psychology-quick-reference-cards.13826.html
Please type out answers in complete sentences. You may paraphrase. Please do NOT copy and paste definitions.
- Define hue: hue is what distinguishes one color from another
- Define value: is the relative lightness or darkness of a color.
- Define saturation: is roughly equivalent to brightness.
- How many colors are available on our computers? 4,294,967,296
- Define secondary color: the colors made with combinations of the primary colors
- Define tertiary color: a primary plus a neighboring secondary
- Define complementary colors: two colors which sit opposite each other on the color wheel
- What are the primary colors in Photoshop? 3
- What are the secondary colors in Photoshop? 3
- Define subtractive color model: based on the chemistry of mixing printing ink instead of paint
- Define additive color model: add 3 primary’s together for a pure white light
- Is RGB additive or subtractive? additive
- Is CMYK additive or subtractive? subtractive
- What is the RGB color model used for? Making pure white light
- What is the CMYK color model used for? To make black
- Define analogous colors: colors are those which sit next to each other on the color wheel
- Define tint: is a color in which white has been added to a pure color
- Define shade: a color in which black has been added to a pure color
- Define neutral: a neutral is a the combination of complementary colors
- What can be said in general about warm colors? Tend to jump forward into prominence in a piece
- What can be said in general about cool colors? Tend to recede in a design
- What color is associated with stability?
- What color symbolizes royalty? purple
- What is the color of cleanliness? white
- What color symbolizes freshness? green
- Which colors are associated with joy? yellow
- What color symbolizes passion and danger? black
- Dark red is associated with: vigor, willpower, rage
- Reddish-brown is associated with: harvest and fall
- Dark orange is associated with: deceit and distrust
- Gold is associated with: a feeling of prestige
- Yellow is associated with: joy, happiness, intellect, and energy
- Dark green is associated with: ambition, greed, and jealousy
- Olive green is associated with: the color of nature
- Light blue is associated with: health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness
- Dark purple is associated with: royalty, and is a symbol of power
- Why is the use of color important in graphic Design? Without color life would be blan. But out job as designers is to make life as cool and enjoyable as possible. So with use of colors in the right situations is a strong aspect. So that more people will be attracted to our work. More so then others.
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