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Lecture 4: Color/Light Flashcards

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1
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primary colors (pigment)

A

red, blue, and yellow

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secondary colors

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orange, green, and purple

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tertiary colors

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a secondary + a primary color

ex. green + blue = teal

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4
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Color is a property of _________.

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light

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5
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light: black ________, white _________.

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absorbs

reflects

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6
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Objects have no color, they merely _____________________.

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reflect certain rays of light

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additive colors

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cyan, magenta, and yellow

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subtractive colors

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red, green, and blue

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computer monitor shows ______

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RGB

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color constancy

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color is constantly changing with light

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11
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What color is water?

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clear, constancy effect shows color due to refections

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12
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eye training

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learning to distinguish specific quantities of color

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13
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influence of context

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what is around the colors?

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14
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color study: control

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anticipate changes that occur when color is seen under different light, adjust

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hue

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the name of the color, same hue can have name different names

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tint

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adding white to a color (pastel)

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shade

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adding black to a color

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tone

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grayed out color

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value

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lightness or darkness
changes by context
normal color values differ

20
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complimentary colors

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across from each other on the color wheel, neutralize each other when mixed
ex. red and green

21
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lower intensity

A

make the color less bright, more neutral/dull

22
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increase intensity

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placing color compliments next to each other

23
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true or false: you want to avoid vibration in colors

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true

24
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Why are operating rooms typically green?

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because blood is red (after image)

25
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after image

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stare intensely, look away, see the compliment

26
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luminosity

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light colors and strong vivid colors appear to glow when surrounded by darker colors

27
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contrast

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get things to stand out

saturation levels prevent contrast

28
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warm vs. cool colors

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show depth
warm - advance
cool - recede

29
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monochromatic

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tints and shades of the same color

30
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direct complimentary

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exact opposite color

31
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split complimentary

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uses only colors directly next to compliment

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triadic

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created by a triangle on the color wheel, “safe bet”

33
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analogous

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three colors next to each other on the color wheel

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achromatic

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black, white, and neutrals

35
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CRI

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color rendering index
how well you can see colors under different types of light
0-100
80-100 = good

36
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different types of lighting:

A 
day lighting (best color rendition)
tungsten filament
tungsten halogen (desaturated, more blue)
fluorescent
combination lighting
37
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CCT

A

correlated color temperature spectrum

warm or cool light

38
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bad lighting can _____ good design

A

ruin

39
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Light is the biggest “__________” in design.

A

bang for you buck

40
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phototropism

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light responding, we as humans are naturally attracted to light

41
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true or false: light can control where people go and how they feel

A

true

42
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negative affects of light

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eyestrain
glare
headaches
skin cancer
premature aging
seisures
43
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SAD

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seasonal affective disorder

44
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How does one determine how light is most effective?

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  1. adaptation
  2. brightness - subjective
  3. phototropism - notice light, ignore dark
  4. vertical vision - people notice what’s right in front of them
45
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What are the 5 layers of lighting?

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Layer 1: choreograph and experience
Layer 2: mood and ambiance (intensity, color, and texture)
Layer 3: accent and visual interest (sparkle)
Layer 4: reveal architecture and space
Layer 5: lighting for a specific task

*go with your instinct, don’t overthink each layer, be able to identify within an image

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