Color in Light Flashcards
- Placing a transparency before a white light.
- Painted bulbs
How Color in Light is Obtained
Much of the wattage of a white bulb is absorbed in passing through a color agent.
- Selective Trasnmission and Absorption
Inefficiency of Color Filters
Transmit only a small percentage of the light and absorb the rest.
Vivid Hues- Selective transmission and absorption
Trasmit a greater percentage of the light.
Pale Tints (Unsaturated Colors)- Selective transmission and absorption.
- Is high in yellow
- Is favorable to most cosmetic colors
- When compared to flourescent light, the white bulb is better for highlighting:
- Fabric Textures
- Wood-grains on caskets
- Lamps with this light have a downward thrust lacking in fluorescent lamps.
Effect of Incandescent (White) Light on Cosmetics and the Environment.
- Give more illumination but lacks the downward “thrust” of incandescent bulbs.
- The color of some objects they illuminate appear dull and faded.
- Is high in green and blue and lacking in adequate red.
Effect of Fluorescent Light
- Hue
- Brightness
- Saturation
Measurements of Colored Light
The name of the chromatic color measurable in microns.
Hue
Dependent of the quantity of illumination passing through a color media.
Brightness (Brilliance)
- Fully saturated color
- Unsaturated color
Saturation
The hue is pure and vivid.
Fully Saturated Color
When 2 complementary hues are both directed toward the same surface the wave lengths mix to form white light.
Complementary Hues- Saturation
Results when there is an excess of one of the complements and very little of the other.
- Example: Pink- is a large amount of red with a small quantity of its complement.
Unsaturated Color
- Additive
- Subtractive
Methods of Mixing Colored Light
Wave lengths add together upon the surface.
- White light can be produced by the mixture of the three primary hues.
Additive