- When we talk about light in an image,…we're usually referring to the illusion of light…created by an artist.…But what if the light is real?…When you look at an image on your computer screen,…its color can be shockingly different…from what appears on the printed page.…Light emanating through an image…creates a glowing, vibrant quality.…It's difficult to match on paper.…This translation is different mechanically.…It's CMYK for print and RGB for digital.…CMYK refers to the four inks used in most color printing,…cyan, magenta, yellow, and key.…
Key's actually black.…The K being for the last letter of the word,…and is considered subtractive color,…because the colors take away…from the brightness of the white paper.…This process is used for traditional printing.…RGB is an additive color process,…because it refers to the red, blue, and green light…that is added together to reproduce an array of colors.…This process is used for digitally displayed images.…Let's look at a traditional book that I…retold and illustrated and developed as an app,…
Author
Mary Jane Begin
Released
8/20/2013These lessons are applicable to a number of fields, including graphic design, photography, and illustration, and both traditional and digital media. Dive in and get a fresh look at color that is sure to revitalize your creativity and your work.
- Understanding why color is essential for you as an artist, designer, or human being
- Storytelling with color
- Understanding brand identity and color language
- Reviewing the history of color usage, from print to digital
- Working with the color wheel
- Understanding value, saturation, and temperature
- Seeing through color: opaque, translucent, and transparent
- Creating contrast
- Exploring depth of field
- Seeing complementary relationships in light
- Achieving harmony and discord in a palette
- Understanding color blindness
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 6s
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Exercise files22s
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1. How Color Shapes Meaning
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Concepts made clear4m 1s
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Brand identity and language2m 53s
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Sequence and pattern2m 31s
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2. The Color Wheel
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What is the color wheel?2m 20s
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3. The Elements of Color
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An overview of elements2m 48s
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Saturation to neutralization3m 22s
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Temperature: How hot is hot?3m 12s
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4. Contrast
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What is contrast?3m 10s
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5. Color and Light
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Illuminating light1m 54s
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Value and saturation2m 27s
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On temperature2m 58s
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On complements2m 10s
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RGB vs. CMYK3m 2s
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6. Palettes
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An introduction to palettes2m 15s
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Harmony and discord2m 33s
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Unifying color grounds2m 40s
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Unifying glazes and layers2m 13s
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Charting a color family2m 8s
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7. Color Shape, Texture, and Context
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Weaving textural color2m 50s
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Color in context2m 31s
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Color blindness3m 15s
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Next Steps
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Conclusion1m 3s
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Video: RGB vs. CMYK