MOR 345 Restorative Art SGR Lesson 2.1
List problems associated with the Prang color theory.
1. Imperfections, 2. Range of color is narrower than range of color in nature, 3. Can't produce colors such as wood grain, minerals, skin colors, blonde colors, 4. Pigment fades or bleaches when exposed to light or air, and 5. Not stable - differ from purchase to purchase.
Name the 3 color theories.
1. Spectral Color Theory, 2. Prang Color Theory, and 3. Colored Illumination
How many intermediate hues exist in the Prang color theory?
6
List the colors which may be in a Split Complementary Color Scheme.
A base hue and two hues one each side of it's complement such as blue, yellow-orange and red-orange.
Define a monochrome related color harmony.
A color scheme which uses one color with individual tints, shades and tones of that color.
Another name for the Prang color theory
Pigmentation
The color scheme which uses 3 hues which have 3 hues between each on the color wheel
Prang System
Another name for cooler colors in the Prang color theory
Receding hues
The primary colors of the additive method of colored illumination
Red, Green and Blue
Name the 7 spectral colors in order.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.
The primary colors of the Prang color theory
Red, Yellow and Blue
The complement of an primary hue in the Prang Color Theory is always (a primary, a secondary, or an intermediate)?
Secondary
A hue which occurs when progressive quantities of black are added to a pigmentary hue
Shades
Define Juxta Position.
Simultaneous contrast the placement of 2 hues side by side without mixing.
The original scientific standard for color was which theory?
Spectral Color Theory
The Color harmony in which 3 hues are used, including a base hue and the two hues on each side of its complement
Split complementary color scheme
In spectral color theory, black is represented by
The absence of all color
Define tertiary hues in the Prang color theory.
Those produced by the mixture of two secondary hues or an unbalanced proportion of complements with the warm hue or cool hue predominating.
A hue which occurs when progressive quantities of white are added to a pigmentary hue
Tint
The term used to describe a hue in which a small amount of gray is mixed with another hue.
Tone
Describe the complementary color scheme.
Use of two complementary hues including their tints, shades and tones.
The lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Another name for advancing hues
Warm hues
In spectral color theory, the presence of all light yields
White
The complement of Blue in colored illumination is
Yellow
The complement of Purple in the Prang Color Theory
Yellow
What two primary colors of Prang color theory are used to produce green?
Yellow and Blue
What two primary colors of Prang color theory are used to produce orange?
Yellow and Red
What is the tint of Yellow, Red, and Blue?
Yellow becomes ivory, red becomes pink, blue becomes powder blue with the addition of white.
List shades of Yellow, Red and Blue.
Yellow becomes mustard, red becomes burgundy, blue becomes Navy blue.
Name the secondary colors of the spectral color theory.
Yellow, Blue and Violet
Give an example of a monochrome color scheme.
Yellow, Mustard, Ivory
The secondary colors of additive method of colored illumination
Yellow, magenta, blue-green and white.
Indigo
a blue dye obtained from certain plants or made synthetically, usually from analine dyes; a deep violet blue; designated by Newton as one of the seven prismatic colors.
Achromatic color
a color not found in the visible spectrum; a neutral color such as white, black, gray, and silver and gold (for decorative purposes).
Warm (Advancing) hue
a color which appears in the spectral band, characterized by long wavelengths; a color which makes an object appear closer and larger; a color which reflects warmth; i.e., red, orange, yellow, and other colors in which they predominate.
Pigment
a coloring matter which can be applied to an object when combined with some type of vehicle.
Shade
a hue into which various quantities of black are mixed; the darkened hue.
Tint
a hue into which various quantities of white are mixed.
Tone
a hue mixed with either a small quantity of gray or the complement of the hue, resulting in dulling of the hue.
Intermediate hue
a pigmentary hue produced by mixing, in equal quantities, a primary hue with its adjacent secondary hue on the color wheel.
Additive method (of colored illumination)
a process of mixing colored lights on a surface on which the wave lengths of each are combined; adding two or more colored lights together to create another color of light.
Spectrum
a visible band of color; the original standard of color; the progressive arrangement of colors (ROYGBIV) seen when a beam of white light is broken down into its component colors.
Saturation
a visual aspect indicating the vividness of the hue in the degree of difference from a gray of the same lightness.
Color
a visual sensation perceived by the eye and the mind due to the activity and vibration of light.
Define Color
a visual sensation perceived by the eye and the mind due to the activity and vibration of light.
Black
an achromatic color; the absence of all color in pigmentation.
ROYGBIV
an acronym for the spectrum of light; (Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet)
Juxtaposition
any two hues seen together which modify each other in the direction of their complements.
Cool (Receding) hue
blue, green, purple, or any intermediate pigmentary hue in which they predominate; a receding hue which creates the illusion of distance from the observer; a color of short wave lengths.
The complement of Red in colored illumination is
blue-green
Brilliance (Brightness)
brightness; in colored illumination, the quantity of illumination passing through a color transparency.
Complements
directly opposite hues on the color wheel; any two pigmentary hues which, by their mixture in equal quantities, produce gray.
Secondary (Binary) hue
equal mixture of two primary light colors that will produce pigmentary hues (orange, green, and purple); a mixture of yellow, magenta, and cyan (green-blue).
The complement of Magenta in colored illumination is
green
Incandescent light
illumination resulting from the glowing of a heated filament.
Analogous
in color harmony, two or more hues which have the same hue in common.
Chroma (Intensity)
intensity; brightness or dullness of a color.
Subtractive method (of colored illumination)
method of diminishing the wavelengths of light by superimposing two or more color transparencies over the same light source; the light is gradually reduced by absorption of colors in the light.
Primary hue
one of three pigmentary hues (red, yellow, and blue) which can be combined to make all other hues; in light color theory the hues red, blue, and green can be combined to make all other hues.
White
the color of pure snow; the color reflecting to the eye all of the ray of the spectrum combined; the opposite of black; an achromatic color; a neutral color.
Orange
the hue obtained from the mixture of red and yellow; a secondary color of pigments.
Green
the hue resulting from the mixture of yellow and blue pigments in equal quantities; one of three secondary pigmentary hues.
Tertiary hue
the hue which results from the mixture of two secondary pigmentary hues or an unbalanced proportion of complements with the warm hue or cool hue predominating.
Fluorescent light
the illumination produced by a tubular electric discharge lamp; the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of a tube.
Value
the lightness or darkness of a hue.
Define Hue
the property of a color by which it is distinguished from other colors.
Hue
the property of a color by which it is distinguished from other colors.
Cosmetology
the study of beautifying and improving the complexion, skin, hair, and nails.
Monochromatic
variations of one hue; tints, tones, and shades of one hue.
List the hues which could be present in a tetrad.
yellow-orange, red, blue-purple, and green; orange, red-purple, blue, and yellow-green; redorange, purple, blue-green, and yellow.
A color scheme which utilizes a single hue or similar hues
Monochrome
List the 3 related color harmonies.
Monochrome, Analogous, Achromatic
A color scheme which makes use of adjacent hues in which there is an identifiable common hue
Analogous
List some of the hues which may be present in an achromatic color scheme.
Black, White, Grays, Silver and Gold
The complement of Orange in the Prang Color Theory
Blue
What two primary colors of Prang color theory are used to produce purple?
Blue and Red
The secondary colors of subtractive method of colored illumination
Blue, Red and Green
The brightness or dullness of a color
Brilliance
How are intermediate hues produced in Prang color theory?
By an equal mixture of a primary hue and its adjacent secondary hue.
Another name for intensity of color.
Chroma
Which type of illumination (incandescent or fluorescent) provides more light for less cost.
Fluorescent
How many hues are in a double split complementary color harmony?
Four
How many hues are in a tetrad?
Four
List the colors which may be present in a double complementary color harmony.
Four hues including two adjacent hues and their perspective complements such as yellow, yellow-orange, purple and blue-purple.
If cooler colors are dominant in a tertiary color of the Prang color theory, what shade will it be?
Gray
The complement of Red in the Prang Color Theory
Green
The secondary colors of the Prang color theory
Green, Purple and Orange
Name the primary colors of the Spectral Color Theory.
Green, Red and Indigo
Which type of illumination (incandescent or fluorescent) is high in yellow and low in blue?
Incandescent
The complement of an intermediate hue in the Prang Color Theory is always (a primary, a secondary, or an intermediate)?
Intermediate
If warmer colors are dominant on a tertiary color of the Prang color theory, what shade will it be?
It will yield a shade of brown.
The primary colors of the subtractive method of colored illumination
Magenta, Yellow and Blue-green
The quantity or amount of illumination passing through a transparent color filter in colored illumination is
Measures or dimensions of color illumination.
