The elements of design appear on your paper or screen.
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line, shape, space, texture, colour 11 GEN, 12 GEN, 3D form, tone 11 ATAR
Colour is an element.
- is produced as a result of light
- colour models of different types = RYB, RGB, CMY, CMYK
- primary colours = red, yellow and blue. Like the old days before computers with real paint
- red, yellow and blue for primary colours
- primary colours = make all the different colours by mixing these 3 colours, with black and white as well
- colour on a monitor = Red, Green, Blue (RGB)
- monitor colour measured as a value up to 255
- monitor green = 0,255,0
- monitor red = 255,0,0
- monitor white = 255,255,255
- colour for printing presses = Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Key (CMYK)
- CMYK is measured in % of each colour eg cyan = (100, 0, 0, 0)
- Hue = common name for a colour
- Shade = hue + black
- Tint = hue + white
- intensity = brightness of the colour (Saturation)
- value = lightness and darkness of the colour
- Colour can be defined for computing using hexadecimal as per the image below from...
- http://html-color-codes.info/
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Meanings can be attached to colour
- red, orange and yellow = warm colours
- blue, green and purple = cool colours
- bright colours = loud, action, exciting
- pale colours = peace, quiet, calm
- harmonious colours = peace and calm
- red = anger, passion
- white or blue = cleanliness, purity
- black for some cultures = death
- warm colours = closer
- cool colours = further away
- can be used as a symbol for words or numbers, eg a legend
- can create visual effects, patterns
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