Final Exam Flashcards
Define Visual Acuity
the ability to detect different wavelengths of light
Define Hue
Generic color name
Define Value
Relative light and dark
Define Intensity
Quality of light in a color (chroma or saturation)
Define Primary color
red, yellow, blue (colors that aren’t mixtures)
Define Secondary color
mix of primary colors
Define Intermediate color
mixing neighboring primary colors (yellow-green)
Define Arbitrary color
Colour has no realistic or natural relation to object that is depicted
Define Perceptual color
Color perceived by the eye
How do we perceive color?
Wavelengths that bounce off (are reflected off) the banana are yellow, therefore they appear yellow
Achromatic means?
Having no discernible hue or color
Whats a high key value?
Middle value to white
Whats a low key value?
Middle value to black
What is graphic visiblity?
The visibility of detail in a photo/artwork
What is architectural ordering?
Lightest value at top, darkest at bottom
What is typographical ordering?
Darkest value on top and lightest on bottom
Ground color is?
The background color
Carried color is?
The color on top of the background
What is ground subtraction?
When the ground color subtracts properties from the carried color
What is a tint?
hue with white added to it
What is a tone?
hue with grey added to it
What is a shade?
hue with black added to it
Spacial effects of intensity?
Warm colors are more aggressive than cool colors
Complementary reaction?
A color and its complement will seem more intense or saturated when together than if separated
