Vocab Flashcards
Accent lighting
Lighting layer that highlights or builds emphasis, also known as key lighting
Achromatic
Free of Colour, without Colour, colourless
Analogous
Three or more colours that are adjacent on the Colour wheel
Balance
Achieving color or design stability of harmony
Black
Absence of all Colour
Chroma
Another word for Colour or hue. The amount of saturation in a Colour.
Colour
An attribute of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object usually determined visually by measurement of hue.
Colour scheme
Descriptive term used to describe a combination of colours used in art or design also relating to the colours value and intensity.
Contrast
Comparison of two or more colours in such a way that enables them to be different
Contrast of hue
The interaction between two or more different colours
Gray
A mixture of black and white
Halogen
A type of incandescent lighting containing halogen gas
Lamp
Technical term for light bulb
Mood
The feeling a combination of colours and design elements convey to the viewer.
LED
Light emitting diode. A semiconductor diode that emits light when an electrical current is applied in the forward direction of the device.
Natural light
A combination of light from the sun, moon, sky and atmosphere
Scale
The concept of size relationship
Shade
A darker value of a pure hue, made by adding black.
Space
The distance, void or interaction between objects
Split complement
One color paired with two colours on either side of its direct complement.
Value
The amount of lighting or darkness of a Colour.
White
Essence of all colour
