Digital Photography & Imaging | Week 7

4/11/24 (Week 7)

Kimberly Miaw Jya Nee | 0366836

Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media | Taylor's University

Digital Photography & Imaging

Week 7 [Lecture & Practical]: Colour Theory

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[Lecture]

Colour theory is both the science and art of using color. It explains how humans perceive color; and the messages colors communicate artistically and emotionally.

RGB

Red, Green, Blue

Used to display on screens

CMYK

Cyan, magenta, Yellow, Black

primary colours in printing

RGB: Additive Colour Mixing Model

Colour is created by mixing red, green and blue light sources of various intensities.

TVs, screens and projectors use red, green and blue (RGB) as their primary colorus.

CMYK: Subtractive Colour Mixing Model

Colour is created by the subtraction of light

The CMYK colour system is the colour system used for printing

Hue, Shade, Tint & Tone

Hue

The most basic of colour terms and denotes an object’s colour. 

Shade 

A hue to which black has been added. 

For example, red + black = burgundy.

Tint 

A hue to which white has been added. 

For example, red + white = pink.

Tone 

A colour to which black and white (or grey) have been added.

Colour Harmony

Monochromatic 

Hard to make mistakes or create distasteful colour scheme

Analogous

3 colours located right next to each other on the colour wheel.

Complementary

Colours are opposites on the colour wheel

This scheme is opposite to analogous and monochromatic since it aims to produce high contrast.

Split-Complementary

Involves the use of three colours. 

Start with one colour, find its complement and then use the two colours on either side of it. 

Triadic Colours 

Evenly spaced around the colour wheel and tend to be very bright and dynamic.

The Psychology of Colour

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[Practical]

Project 2(a): Exercise 1 (Photo Manipulation)

Part 1 (Double Exposure Following Tutorial)

Fig. Provided Images

Final Outcome:

Fig. Double Exposure Following Tutorial

Part 2 (My Own Double Exposure #1)

Fig. Images Used

Final Outcome:

Fig. My Own Double Exposure #1

(My Own Double Exposure #2)

Fig. Images Used

Final Outcome:

Fig. My Own Double Exposure #2

Thank You