Understanding Color Theory: Pigments, Light & Perception

Color Theory: Light, Pigments, and Perception

What is Color?

When referring to a colored substance, color is the light composed of base colors (red, green, blue, violet) that is captured by the eye. Color and color pigment are sensations produced when the eye is stimulated by different light waves.

Color Perception

Color perception begins when light passes through the eye’s lens and reaches photoreceptor cells called cones (6 million) and rods (120 million). Rods and cones collect part of the light

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Ceramics Glossary: Techniques, Elements, and More

Ceramics Glossary

Clay & Stages

1. Clay: A very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hardens when fired and can be molded by hand.

2. Slab: A building technique using a flattened sheet of clay to create a tile or form.

3. Scoring: To rough up the surface of soft clay before joining to another piece. Slip is applied onto scoring marks.

4. Slip: Has a glue-like quality; a wet and soupy form of clay used to join pieces of clay together. Color can also be added to use as surface decoration

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Understanding Color Theory: Additive and Subtractive Mixing

Color Theory: Additive and Subtractive Mixing

Cone Classification

The cones in our eyes are classified into three types:

  • Short-wave cones (blue)
  • Medium-wave cones (green)
  • Long-wave cones (red)

Additive Color Mixing (Light)

Additive synthesis is the mixing of colored lights. It’s called “additive” because the results are obtained by adding light to light. The sum of the three primary light colors (blue-violet, red-orange, and green) results in white light, the most luminous combination.

Mixing Primary Light

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Renaissance Architecture: San Pietro in Montorio & Santa Maria del Fiore

The Temple of San Pietro in Montorio

Cinquecento Architecture by Bramante (1502-1510)

The Temple of San Pietro in Montorio, located in one of the patios of the Franciscan convent in Rome (now the Academy of Spain in Rome), was commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs to commemorate the taking of Granada in 1492. It is believed to stand where Saint Peter was martyred. This work is considered a manifesto of Renaissance classicism due to its clean lines and decorative austerity.

Construction and Design

Built

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Wreck-It Ralph: A Bad Guy’s Quest for Goodness

Wreck-It Ralph: A Bad Guy’s Journey

Wreck-It Ralph: My name’s Ralph, and I’m a bad guy. Uh, let’s see… I’m nine feet tall, I weigh six hundred and forty-three pounds, got a bit of a temper on me. My passion level’s very near the surface, I guess, not gonna lie. Anyhoo, what else, uh… I’m a wrecker. I wreck things, professionally. I mean, I’m very good at what I do. Probably the best I know. Thing is, fixing’s the name of the game. Literally. Fix-It Felix Jr.

So yeah, naturally, the guy with the

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Color Symbolism and Meaning: A Comprehensive Guide

Color Symbolism and Meaning

White

It is on the positive end of the gray scale and has a threshold value, brightness, and saturation. It is also value-neutral (no color). White can express peace, light, happiness, purity, innocence, children, divinity, harmony, and cleanliness.

Gray

It’s a neutral color that results from the combination of white and black. It symbolizes indecision and lack of energy and expresses doubt, melancholy, grief, boredom, and the past. When dominant, it creates an atmosphere

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