Colour Theory

Question 1

Colour | Light

Answer 1

Through refraction or the bending of light through the prism, Newton discovered that light was made of different wavelengths each associated with different colours
The visible spectrum ranges from about 400nm (nanometers) to 700nm

Question 2

Colour | Additive Colour

Answer 2

Newton discovered that when all of the colours of light are added together, white light is created
When a beam of light is projected onto an object, the object will absorb some wavelength while reflecting others
Through this process we perceive the colour reflected

Question 3

Colour | Subtractive Colour

Answer 3

When substances are blended the resulting colour becomes darker and eventually black
Subtractive colour mixing is important to a designer or artist, as material include dyes, paints, stance, and colorants and all of these use subtractive colour mixing
The colour wheel is based on subtractive colour

Question 4

Colour | Hue

Answer 4

Hue: the name of the colour
Determined by wavelength
Organizing hues can happen in multiple ways

Question 5

Colour | Value

Answer 5

Relative lightness and darkness of a colour

Basic variations in value: tint, shade, tone

Question 6

Colour | Intensity

Answer 6

Purity of a colour: intensity, saturation, chroma
Most intense: primaries, secondaries, tertiaries
Addition of black
Addition of a complimentary colour

Question 7

Colour Schemes | Monochromatic

Answer 7

One colour in various tints and shades

Question 8

Colour Schemes | Analogues

Answer 8

Three colours side by side on the colour wheel

Question 9

Colour Schemes | Complementary

Answer 9

Hues that are on opposite sides of the colour wheel

Question 10

Psychology of Colour | Branding

Answer 10

We respond to colour physically, emotionally, and behaviourally
Our response is instinctual or innate, while in other case we respond based on our experiences or learning

Question 11

Colour Symbolic | Blue In History

Answer 11

Colour associations vary greatly
Colour implications!
Meaning of blue

Question 12

Space

Answer 12

The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move

Question 13

Form

Answer 13

The visible shape or configuration of something

You can make or fashion into a certain shape

Question 14

Colour

Answer 14

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects to emits light

Question 15

Light

Answer 15

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible