Restorative Art Color theory

tertiary hues

(inner rings of the color wheel, can be infinite) - pigmentary hues produced by an UNEQUAL mixture of DIRECTLY OPPOSITE hues on the color wheel brown slate gray (blue gray) referred to as TONES

juxtaposition

(simultaneous contrast) - the placement of hues side by side or in close proximity to one another

Value of color theory to the funeral service practitioner

1. achievement of a natural appearance with surface cosmetics 2. arrange floral offerings effectively 3. aid in selection room merchandising 4. harmonize burial clothing colors with casket interior and exterior finishes 5. harmonize interior design and new color requirements in funeral home remodeling and new construction 6. psychologically aid the bereaved through the creation of a favorable memory picture

determination of compliments

1. any two hues that, by their mixture in equal amounts will produce gray 2. two pigments found directly opposite each other on the color wheel

Newtons theories of light

1. in the field of light, the presence of all color is white 2. in the field fo light, the absence of all color is black 3. the color of an object is determined by those wavelengths of light (commonly expressed as color frequencies) that are NOT absorbed

pigmentary concepts

1. in the field of pigment, the presence of all color is black 2. in the field of pigmetn, the absence of all color is white

compliment of a secondary hue

1. is always a primary hue 2. is that primary hue that does not enter into the production of the secondary pigment in question

compliment of a primary hue

1. is always a secondary hue 2. is the product of the remaining primary pigmentary hues, equally mixed

compliment of an intermediate hue

1. is always an intermediate hue as well 2. is the product that results from equally mixing the compliments of those 2 hues that produce the intermediate pigmentary hue in question

sources of color

1. spectrum 2. pigmentation 3. man made illumination

imperfections of pigment

1. the range of pigmentary colors is more narrow than the range of colors in nature 2. pigments fade or bleach when exposed to sunlight or air 3. pigments are not stable, often differing from purchase to purchase 4. pigments absorb light rays when mixed together, the resulting color appearing less brilliant - often grayed

after image

1. the visual impression remaining after the color stimulus has been removed 2. the hue that is complimentary to that of the color stimulus

warm side

1. those hues found on the left half of the wheel beginning with the hue of red - purple and extending through the hue of yellow 2. red, yellow, and orange or any intermediate pigmentary hue in which they predominate 3. "warm" pigmentary hues are sid to be called or referred to as "advancing hues", they appear to approach, makes a room smaller" 4. orange is considered to the the "warmest" of the warm hues

cool side

1. those pigmentary hues found on the right half of the color wheel, starting with yellow - green and ending at the end of purple 2. green, blue, or purple or any intermediate pigmentary hue in which they predominate 3. "cool" hues often referred to as "receding" hues, optically creates recession from observer - makes a room look bigger 4. blue is considered the coolest of the cool hues

tone

results when a pigmentary hue is mixed with a small amound of its compliment or a small amount of gray - changing the intensity (chroma) of a pigmentary hue

shade

results when progressive quantities of black are added to a pigementary hue - when this is added, the value has been decreased burgandy mustard navy blue

tint

results when progressive quantities of white are added to a pigmentary hue - when this is added, the value has been increased pink lemon sky blue

hue

the color wheel, denotes the name of a pigmentary color, denotes the degree of "warmth" or "coolness" of a pigmentary color -

color (defined)

the general sensation perceived by the eye and mind due to the activity and vibration of light. **a highly personal visual experience. everyone interprets is differently

visual effect when complementary hues are viewed in juxtapostion

the re enforce each other and appear brighter

slate - gray (blue gray)

the result when the "cool" hue is predominate in the tertiary mixture (a tone)

brown

the result when the "warm" hue is predominate in the tertiary mixture (a tone)

visual effect when non complementary hues are viewed in juxtaposition

they appear grayed or dull

secondary (binary) hues

those hues produced by an EQUAL mixture of 2 primary hues orange green purple

intermediate hues

those hues produced by an EQUAL mixture of a primary hue and its adjacent secondary hue. yellow - orange red - orange red - purple blue - purple blue - green yellow - green ***can be identified by there hyphenated spelling

primary hues

those pigmentary hues that, when combined, produce all other hues - those hues that cannot be reproduced by mixing any other pigmentary hues together yellow red blue

changing the value of a pigment

using tint or shade to lighten or darken a hue

sources of pigment

animal matter vegetable matter mineral matter

The Prang Color Wheel

a circular arrangement of pigmentary hues that consists of 3 primary, 3 secondary, and 6 intermediate hues. the 3 primary and 3 secondary is called "the six standard"

primary spectral (prismatic) hues

classified by Newton cause they could not be reproduced by physically mixing any colored light frequencies together red green blue purple (indigo)

achromatic colors

colors that do not appear in the visible pigmentary spectrum, therefore having no hue white black all shades of gray silver gold

secondary spectral colors

could be reproduced by physically mixing two primary spectral hues in EQUAL strengths yellow blue red purple (violet)

intensity (chroma)

denotes the brightness or dullness (grayness) of a pigmentary color

value

denotes the lightness or darkness of a pigmentary color

pigment

external coloring matter that can be applied to the skin by hand, brush, sponge, pad or spray (atomizer)

Prang Color System

pigment theory is based upon this because of its simplicity and ease of use.

dispersion

process of breaking up white light (sunlight) into its many different wave lengths of light - commonly expressed as color frequencies

the spectral (prismatic) colors

red orange yellow green blue indigo (blue - purple) violet (red purple) ***just remember ole Roy G Biv