Perception of Colour Flashcards

1
Q

IN PERCEPTUAL TERMS, THE SENSATION OF COLOUR IS NOT A ____________ EXPERIENCE.

A

STATIC

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WHAT ARE THE 3 PERCEPTUAL PHENOMENAS WITH THE PERCEPTION OF COLOUR?

A

1) LIGHTING CONDITIONS: EFFECTS OF SPECTRAL COLOUR ON SURFACE COLOUR 2) ARRANGEMENT AND AREA PROPORTION OF COLOURS IN COLOUR GROUPINGS OR SCHEMES 3) VIEWING DISTANCE

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3
Q

LIGHTING CONDITIONS) QUANTITY OF ILLUMINANCE (ARRIVING AT A SURFACE) MEANS?

A

THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT, OR LEVEL OF BRIGHTNESS

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LIGHTING CONDITIONS) QUALITY OF COLOUR MEANS?

A

COLOUR TEMPERATURE OR CHROMATICITY OF LIGHT: DEGREE OF WARMNESS TO COOLNESS

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5
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METAMERISM?

A

COLOURS WHICH MATCH UNDER ONE LIGHT SOURCE, BUT NOT UNDER A DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCE

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6
Q

WHAT HAPPENS WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE TEXTURES WHEN LIGHT IS REFLECTING OFF OF IT?

A

MATTE/ROUGH: LESS LIGHT REFLECTANCE SMOOTH/GLOSSY: MORE LIGHT REFLECTANCE

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7
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WHAT DOES LRF MEAN?

A

LUMINOUS REFLECTANCE OF MUNSELL - COLOUR VALUES (LEVEL OF LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS)

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8
Q

EFFECTS OF COLOUR INTERACTION)

WHAT ARE TWO WAYS THAT COLOURS MAY BE ARRANGED TO AFFECT PERCEPTION OF COLOUR?

A

1) COLOURS MODIFY EACHOTHER
2) COLOURS MODIFIED BY THEIR OCCUPIED AREA

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9
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SMALLER AREA OF COLOUR IS PLACED INFRONT OF A LARGER AREA OF COLOUR?

A

THE SMALLER COLOUR IS PERCEIVED AS THE FIGURE, AND THE LARGER COLOUR IS PERCEIVED AS THE BACKGROUND.

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10
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COLOURS THAT ARE NOT IDENTICAL BUT SOMEWHAT SIMILAR ARE VIEWED FAR APART FROM EACHOTHER?

A

THE COLOURS LOOK THE SAME OR MORE SIMILAR

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11
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SIMILAR COLOURS ARE PLACED IN A SEQUENCE OF EACHOTHER (SIDE BY SIDE)?

A

THE SURFACE APPEARS TO HAVE TEXTURE KNOWN AS THE (FLUTING OR FLUSHING EFFECT)

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12
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WHAT IS COLOUR ASSIMILATION?

A

WHEN YOU PLACE THE SAME COLOUR OVER TWO DIFFERENT COLOURED BACKGROUNDS, THE COLOUR APPEARS DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE BACKGROUND COLOUR.

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13
Q

AS DISTANCE INCREASES THE _______ OF COLOUR DECREASES (VISUALLY/PERCEPTUALLY)

A

CHROMA

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14
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AS DISTANCE INCREASES THE _______ OF A COLOUR INCREASES.

A

VALUE

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15
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WHAT ARE THE THREE EFFECTS ON A PERSON WHEN THE PHANTOM COLOUR EFFECT OCCURS?

A

1) HALO EFFECT
2) PROJECTION
3) AFTER IMAGE FROM GLARE

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16
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WHY DOES PHANTOM COLOUR HAPPEN?

A

BECAUSE IT IS THE RESULT OF EYE FATIQUE CASED BY VIEWING A SATURATED COLOUR.

17
Q

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PHANTOM COLOUR EFFECT?

A

THAT JESUS PICTURE WHEN YOU STARE AT IT FOR 20 SECONDS AND U LOOK AT A BLANK WALL YOU CAN SEE JESUS!

18
Q

PHANTOM EFFECTS ARE UNDER THE CATEGORY OF ________ CONTRAST

A

SUCCESSIVE

19
Q

SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST IS?

A

THE PHENOMENA THAT OCCURS IN COLOUR INTERACTIONS WHERE A COLOURS DIMENSIONS ARE MODIFIED SUBJECT TO ITS INTERACTION WITH OTHER COLOURS

20
Q

OTHER COLOURS CAN CHANGE THE HUE VALUE AND CHROMA OF ANOTHER COLOUR, WHAT TYPE OF CONTRAST IS THIS?

A

SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST

21
Q

HUE)

WITH NON COMPLEMENTARY PAIRS, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLACE A PURPLE COLOUR ON A BLUEGREEN COLOUR?

A

THE PURPLE APPEARS TO BE A REDPURPLE!

22
Q

HUE)

WITH NON COMPLEMENTARY PAIRS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PURPLE COLOUR IS PLACED ON A REDPURPLE BACKGROUND?

A

THE PURPLE APPEARS TO BE PURPLE BLUE!!

23
Q

A FIGURE THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A BACKGROUND OF ITS COLOUR COMPLEMENT WILL APPEAR TO INCREASE IN ______ INTENSITY.

A

CHROMATIC

24
Q

VALUE)

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A LIGHT COLOUR IS PLACED ON A DARK BACKGROUND (PERCEPTUALLY)?

A

IT WILL APPEAR LIGHTER!!

25
Q

DARK ON A LIGHTER BACKGROUND WILL APPEAR?

A

DARK AS FUCK

26
Q

PERCIEVED CHROMATIC SHIFTING OCCURS WHERE….?

A

THE FIGURE IS MODIFIED BY THE GROUND COLOUR.

27
Q

FIGURES WILL APPEAR _________ ON A STRONGER CHROMA BACKGROUND.

A

GRAYER (LOWER SATURATION)

28
Q

WHAT ARE TWO WAYS TO INCREASE THE CHROMA OF A FIGURE COLOUR? (PERCEPTUALLY)

A

1) PLACE IT ON OR NEAR A BAGKROUND WITH A LOWER CHROMA
2) PLACE IT ON OR NEAR ITS COMPLIMENT.

29
Q

A WHITE FIGURE ON A BLACK BACKGROUND WILL APPEAR ______.

A

LARGER

30
Q

BLACK FIGURE ON A WHITE BACKGROUND WILL APPEAR..____.

A

SMALLER OR THINNER. “THATS WHY PEOPLE WEAR BLACK”

31
Q

RED WILL APPEAR _______ ON WHITE.

A

DARKER

32
Q

RED WILL APPEAR MORE _______ ON BLACK.

A

LUMINOUS

33
Q

WHY DOES THE RED APPEAR BRIGHTER ON BLACK AND DARKER ON WHITE?

A

1) COMPLIMENT OF BLACK IS WHITE, SO WHITE WILL PERCEPTUALLY BE ADDED TO THE COLOUR RED MAKING IT APPEAR LIGHTER.

34
Q

WILL BLUE APPEAR LIGHTER OR DARKER ON A BLACK BACKGROUND? AND WHY?

A

LIGHTER BECAUSE WHITE IS THE OPPOSITE OF BLACK THEREFORE WHITE WILL BE ADDED TO THE BLUE MAKING IT APPEAR LIGHTER (PERCEPTUALLY.)