Join Mary Jane Begin for an in-depth discussion in this video Traditional media to digital: The long and winding road of color, part of Graphic Design Foundations: Color.
- The compulsion to make images…that tell stories, document history…or communicate something is part of being human.…We have language, but before language we had pictures.…How we translated our thoughts into pictures…plays into our conversation about color.…Because our ability to communicate through imagery…has changed drastically through time.…And our use of color has changed right along with it.…When the first images were created,…at least the ones we know about,…the medium was limited to the blackness of charcoal…and the tone of a caved wall.…
Using what was available made sense.…As time marched on, natural pigmentation…became a part of visual language.…Using dyes and stains in a multitude of cultures…and on a variety of surfaces.…Pigments were made with colored powders…derived from such natural sources…as mango leaves, cuttlefish, metallic salts,…cochineal beetles and even ash from the bones of mummies.…The medium of communication shifted from walls…to pottery, caskets, paper and every day objects.…
Using a variety if surfaces made the application of color…
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 10s
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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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