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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/

colourHexaDecimalExplained

 

 

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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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