Midterm 11/27 Flashcards
Hair colorant changes the hair in what 2 ways?
Temporarily: by adding color pigment that shampoos out
Permanently: either by adding or removing color pigment
What is color?
Color is the visual perception of the reflection of light
Without light there would be no..?
Color!
Each color is a group of electro magnetic waves called…?
Wavelengths
Wavelengths
Create color and are known as visible light
Law of color
States that only yellow, red and blue, called primary colors are “pure” colors
Primary colors
Create all the other colors, cannot be created by mixing colors
Secondary colors
When 2 primary colors are mixed in varying proportions, they produce the 3 secondary colors. Orange, green and violet
Tertiary color
Mixing a primary color with its neighboring secondary color in varying proportions creates tertiary colors, yellow-orange, red-orange, red -violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green
Color wheel
12-hue color circle that is created from 3 primer, 3 secondary and 6 tertiary colors, positioned in a circle
Tone of hair color?
Warm, cool, or neutral
Warm color tones
Generally fall into the yellow, orange or red half of the color wheel
Cool color tones
Generally fall into the green, blue and violet half of the color wheel
Complementary colors
Colors found opposite one another on the color wheel
Neutral colors
Colors that do not exhibit warm or cool tones
Characteristics of color
Hue
Value
Intensity
Hues
Hues are names and abbreviated based on their position on the color wheel
Level/value
The degree of lightness or darkness of a color, relative to itself and to other colors
Level system
A numbering system that identifies the lightness or darkness of hair colors in smaller specific increments
Numbered levels
Darkest hair colors are level 1
Lightest hair colors are level 10
Some manufacturers use a 1-12 level system that operates the same way
Intensity
Refers to the vividness, brightness or saturation of a color within its own level
Color design transformation
-visually change or enhance the form of a design
- visually change or enhance the texture of a design
- create a focal point while leading the eye through a design
Effects of color on form
An all over application of a darker color draws attention to the overall form of a design
Color design analysis
Color designing is part of a total composition, which also includes the other design elements of form and texture.