additional final exam stuff Flashcards
ROYGBIV
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
photoreceptor cells - rods
see in grayscale colors
photoreceptor cells - cones
see red, blue, and green
reflected light
creates the color we see
absorbed light
un reflected light is absorbed
hue
a pure color or its variation such as a tint or shade
value
lightness or darkness of a hue
tints
white added to a hue to lighten its value
shades
black added to a hue to darken its value
chroma or saturation
refers to the purity or intensity of a color
tone
created by the addition of gray or an unequal amount of a colors complement
monochromatic
tints or shade of a hue
achromatic colors
colors not found on the spectrum (white, gray, black)
intermediate colors
combination of a primary and secondary color adjacent on the color wheel
warm hues have ___ wavelengths
longer
cool hues have ___ wavelengths
shorter
direct lighting
light source pointed at the subject
semi indirect lighting
partially reflected light
diffused lighting
light is scattered or bounced off a ceiling or wall
semi diffused lighting
directed rays mixed with diffused
incandescent
illumination produced by the glow of a filament
LED
- light emitting diode
- light through a piece of solid matter as opposed to a vacuum or gas
- energy efficient
gas discharge lights - fluorescent
created by sending electricity through gas or plasma, discontinuous spectrum, dominant in a single color
additive method for lighting - red + glue + green =
white
additive method for lighting - red + blue =
magenta
additive method for lighting - blue + green =
cyan