10/22/2010 Lecture

Surrealism features- less political, new psychological theories of Sigmund Freud, 1899 the interpretation of dreams, access to the subconscious mind

artists- Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Giorgio De Chirico, Man Ray

Automatism

ROY G BIV

Color Theory- The art and science of color interaction and effects.

Additive Color- Beams of light, red, green and blue.

Subtractive Color- When light is reflected of a pigment or dyed surface, red, yellow, blue

Process Colors- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black

Color Overtones- A secondary hue bias in a primary color.

Achromatic-Black and White, no hue.

Color Interaction- The way colors influence one another.

Simultaneous Contrast- When a color affects its surroundings.

Bezold Effect- Demonstrates the influence of color interaction.

Opponent Theory- Cones can only register one color in a complementary pair at a time.

Afterimage- When you look at a red square for thirty seconds then look at a white sheet of paper, you will see a blue or green shape.

Hue- Name of color and location on color wheels.

Primary Colors- Red, Yellow, Blue

Secondary Colors- Green, Orange, Violet

Tertiary Colors- A mixture of a secondary color and an adjacent primary color.

Temperature- The heat a color generates.

Value- Lightness or Darkness of a hue.

Tint- Adding white to a hue.

Tone- Adding gray to a hue.

Shade- Adding black to a hue.

Intensity, Saturation and Chroma- The purity of a hue.

Monochromatic- Variations of a single hue.

Analogous- Adjacent colors on a color wheel.

Complementary- Opposite hues on the color wheel.

Split Complementary- Two colors on either side of one of the complements.

Triadic- Hues spaced equally on the color wheel.

Chromatic Gray- Mixture of several hues.

Earth Colors- Pigments usually found in soil, warm temperatures.

Disharmony- Used when the subject is disturbing.

Composition- Combination of multiple parts into a harmonious whole.

Accent Colors-

Color Key- Dominant Color.