Pitch and Color Recognition

Read about Pitch and Color Recognition at mathpages.com

History of the (Color) Wheel

Another great post at COLORlovers on the origin of the color wheel by evad.

ColorJack

Just got sent this link to ColorJack: Their website says: "Creative professionals daily delve into the world of Color. Color is powerful, it affects us all in countless ways. ColorJack’s tools help us choose the right colors for websites, print jobs, or any design project."

Simple easy to use layout and lots of interesting links. Thanks for the heads up Anthony!

Exercise #A - The Grid System

After completing all of your lessons, it's time for you to take from what you have learned to create some designs of your own. Don't worry about rules, format or medium - just think about color - what you know (and what you don't know) and start designing! Here are some grids I have been working on.

Lesson #10 - Color Harmony

Now that you have had an introduction to color theory what have you learned?

Take some time to do some research into color harmony. Use the Colorful Links section in the side bar and get some books about color from the library or do an internet search to find the answers to these questions:

1. What constitutes color harmony?

2. What constitutes good color?

3. What constitutes bad color?

Find some examples of good and bad color and cite them in a 1-1/2 to 2 page paper.
By writing your thoughts down and comparing them to the observations of others you will deepen your understanding of color.

Lesson #9 - One Color becomes Six

Create a design with one color to look like 6 slightly different colors. You may use paint, paper, photoshop or a combination of the three mediums. You should make the color vary as follows:

1. lighter
2. darker
3. more saturated (bright)
4. less saturated (dull)
5. cooler
6. warmer

Placement, distribution and size are of importance to create each desired effect. Be highly critical! How can you make your design better?

Lesson #8 - Using another Artist's Palette

Using the artist's work you examined in Lesson #5, (or another piece of artwork) say something - if you can - about the colors in the original work. After you create your design, take some time to think about these questions and answer them:

1. Do you feel the colors are accurate?

2. Are colors used in greater amounts in this work?

3. What are the consequences of having used similar amounts or different amounts of colors?

4. Is this design in your opinion an example of good color use? Why or why not?

5. How does the Title relate to the work?

6. What constitutes good color?

7. Is there color contrast?

8. Do we value contrast?

9. Are there different levels of saturation?

10. Are there cool and warm aspects to the piece?