Tuesday class 1 (07/10/14)

Colour theory

1. The wavelengths of warm colours are longer so your eyes see them sooner than the shorter

wavelengths of cooler colours. Using warm colours in the foreground of a painting and cool

colours in the background of a painting can help create the illusion of miles of distance in a

landscape and of a more shallow depth of space in a still life painting.’

As explained above, the temperature (hue) of a colour is an effective tool to demonstrate depth in

an artwork. It can also be displayed by varying the colour saturation (chroma) and brightness (value) and of fore, mid and background elements.

Here is a video on HUE SATURATION AND BRIGHTNESS in ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR.

Here is a video on  THE COLOUR PICKER in ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
Here is a link to ADOBE TV ILLUSTRATOR CS6

Task 1 - Open your own A4 Illustrator document and repeat what is shown in these          videos

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2. Here are some examples of using hue, saturation and brightness to create depth

Hue

Warm colours come forward while cool colours recede.

Warm

Cool

Saturation

Saturated or high chroma colours come forward while unsaturated recede

Saturated

Unsaturated

Brightness

Bright colours come forwards darker colours recede

Bright

Dark

Van Goghs' image uses several of these tricks to enhance depth

Vincent Van Gogh, Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, 1888.

Task 2  Blog three images that show depth using only hue, saturation (chroma) and brightness separately.

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3. Other elements to consider in the creation of depth are Size and scale, Occlusion (overlapping objects),  Texture, Repetition of form, Linear perspective, Cast shadows, Location on the picture plane, Lighting and shading, Depth of field (focus), Reference to nearby or known objects, Degree of contrast,

Here is a link to a site explaining these elements

TASK 3 Blog three images that show depth using three of these elements separately.

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Assessment: Depth using colour

             Unit:             BSBDES301A   Explore the use of colour (Ungraded)

             Due:            Tue 11^th Nov 2014

Assessment Overview

‘The wavelengths of warm colors are longer so your eyes see them sooner than the shorter

wavelengths of cooler colors. Using warm colors in the foreground of a painting and cool

colors in the background of a painting can help create the illusion of miles of distance in a

landscape and of a more shallow depth of space in a still life painting.’

As explained above, the temperature (hue) of a colour is an effective tool to demonstrate depth in

an artwork. It can also be displayed by varying the brightness (value) and color saturation

(chroma) of fore, mid and background elements.

In this assessment, you are to create three illustrations that demonstrate your knowledge of the

three colour characteristics (hue, chroma and value) and how they can be utilised to create depth

in an artwork. You may duplicate the same illustration to create the three artworks and simply

alter the colours if you wish. Each of the artworks must not utilse the other two characteristics of

colour (eg elements of the chroma illustration must not vary in value or hue)

Finished body of work

• 3 digital illustrations created using Adobe Illustrator (RGB colour mode)
• 3 Illustrations must be on 3 separate A4 Artboards in one Illustrator document
• Save 3 Artboards as one single PDF and upload to Moodle by the due date

Marking Criteria

To satisfactorily pass this assessment, you must demonstrate evidence of the following:

• Knowledge of the characteristics of colour
• Effective use of colour to communicate depth