COLOUR AND FONT Flashcards
Additive colour
Colour created by mixing a number of different light colours
Light is emitted rather than absorbed
A computer monitor uses additive RGB
Advancing Colours
These are warm colours that look like they are coming towards you
CMYK
Four colours; cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black)
Allows a broad range of colours
Used in colour printing systems
Colour
The property contained by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
Colour Space
A description of a range of colours using numerical values
Flat Tone
A colour strength that stays consistent
Used to render flat faces of objects such as a cuboid
Font
The style of lettering in a document
Graded Tone
A colour strength which gradually changes
Used to render curved surfaces like on a cylinder
Gradient Fill
Where a solid colour can gradually fade into another colour
Pantone
A system used for matching colours
Used in specified printing inks
Point size
Fonts are measured in point size
Primary colours
Red Yellow Blue
Receding Colours
Cold colours
They look like they’re moving away
Sans Serif Fonts
Sans means without
Look more modern as they don’t have the flick at the end
For example, Arial
Script Fonts
Fonts that imitate handwriting
For example, Lucida Handwriting
Secondary Colours
Made by mixing primary colours together
Serif Fonts
An old typeface that has flicks at the end
Formal look
For example, Times New Roman
Shade
Mixing a colour with black to make it darker
Slab Fonts
Chunkier than most fonts
Usually sans serif styled
Specularity
The amount of light reflectivity a surface has
Subtractive Colour
Light is absorbed
Colours are created by subtracting parts of the light spectrum
CMYK is an example of this
Tertiary Colours
Made from mixing a primary and secondary colour
Texture
Providing surface variation by spacing and alternating the direction of the lines which can create a sense of feeling visually
Tint
Mixing a colour with white to make it lighter
