Color Quiz One

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Gestalt Translation

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German word for configuration

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founded in 1910

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Gestalt main idea

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based on the idea that a whole is inseparable from its parts

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Why is Gestalt significant for art and design

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Gestalt entails the study of human perception - the eye as a receptor working in conjunction with the brain

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gestalt grouping principles:

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proximity, similarity, continuation, closure

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Proximity

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Proximity occurs when elements are placed close together. They tend to be perceived as a group.

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Similarity

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Similarity occurs when objects look similar to one another. People often perceive them as a group or pattern.

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Continuation

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Continuation occurs when the eye is compelled to move through one object and continue to another object.

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Closure

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Closure occurs when an object is incomplete or a space is not completely enclosed. If enough of the shape is indicated, people percieve the whole by filling in the missing infomation.

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Unity Definition

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is the manner in which a composition holds together the way that the parts of a composition visually adhere

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Ways to create Unity

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Repetition, variety, similarity, continuity, proximity, scale, & economy

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visual weight definition

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Visual weight is the relative visual importance of art elements and their characteristics in a composition

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Complexity, texture, dark value, and large scale have innate visual weight

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balance definition

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Balance is the equal distribution of visual weight in a piece of art

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emphasis definition

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emphasis draws your attention to the most important element on the page.

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Contrast, Isolation, and Direction

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Formal balance

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symmetrical

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Informal balance

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asymmetrical

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movement

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Literal and suggested motion in a work of art

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gradation

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any type of gradual visual change that suggest motion

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color, scale, shape, position, texture, value

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figure (characteristics)

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appears object like, substantial, solid, more dominant

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ground (characteristics)

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less object like, less substantial, perceived as far away

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integration definition

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mix together, homogenous, combining into an integral whole.

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figure-ground integration

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when the ground and figure are inseparable and not distinguishable

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when you use radiation to make the implication of movement the figure/ground become united

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How we see Color

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When an object is hit with light rays, the object absorbs certain waves and reflects others, this determines the color effect.

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Color Definition

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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect;

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Three elements of color

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a light source
an object
a viewer

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3 things objects can do to light waves

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reflects; bounces off another object
refracts; bends
absorbs; when light hits you it doesn't go through you, instead you absorb it

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cone receptors

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daytime vision
respond to high levels of light
respond instantly
sensitive to color

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three cone types
Red
Green
Blue

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rod receptors

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nighttime vision
respond to low levels of light
respond slowly
on the outside ring of the eye

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Hue

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the quality that distinguishes one color family form another

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Value

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quality by which a light color is distinguished from a dark one

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Chroma

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strength or intensity of color

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5P 5/10

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5P meaning the color in the middle of the purple hue band, 5/ meaning medium lightness, and a chroma of 10 (see the swatch to the right).

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value vs saturation

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Value is the lightness or darkness of a colour. Saturation is the brightness. When you add white to a colour, it gets lighter in value, but it also loses saturation. That could be where the confusion comes in. However by adding grey, or the complimentary colour if it's the same value, you would lose saturation without losing value. In other words the colour would become less bright but not less dark.

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tint

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adding white to the pure hue

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A color scheme using Tints is soft, youthful and soothing. Tints would work well in in a girl's room or for a website targeted to women.

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shade

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adding black to the pure hue

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Shades are deep, powerful and mysterious. They work well in a masculine environment and are best used as dark accents.

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tone

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adding gray to the pure hue

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Tones are somehow more pleasing to the eye. They are complex, subtle and sophisticated.

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Weber-Fechner Law

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that perceived differences requires greater differences in stimulus as the intensity of the stimulus increases