Digital Photography and Imaging（WEEK 7）

 SHIMANLIN,（0375858)

BACHELOR OF DESIGN(HONOURS)IN CREATIVE MEDIA || TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY

Digital Photography and Imaging

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LECTURES

Lecture 7 - Colour Theory

Colour Theory explains the way people perceive colors, the artistic and emotional information conveyed by colors. Colour Theory is both the science and the art of using colour.

Fig.7

RGB VS CMYK

• RGB

RGB is additive color mixing mode, color is produced by mixing red, green and blue light.

• CMYK

CMYK is a subtractive blending mode where color is produced by subtraction of light.

Fig.7.1

Hue、Shade、Tint、Tone

• Hue

Hue is the color of an object and is the most basic color term.

• Shade

Shade is the addition of black to the hue.

• Tint

Tint adds white to the hue.

• Tone

Tone is the addition of black and white (or gray) to the hue.

Fig.7.2

Complementary VS Split-Complementary

• Complementary

Complementary is the opposite on the color wheel, its point is to produce high contrast.

• Split-Complementary

Split-Complementary is the use of three colors.

Fig.7.3

Warm VS Cool

• Warm colours

Warm colors can make people feel happy and attract more attention, and are often used in warning signs.

• Cool colours

Cool colors are calmer and can be used to express sadness. Purple can stimulate creativity.

Fig.7.4

Black VS White

• Black

Black is rarely used, but works well as a primary color element. Black gives a feeling of sophistication, elegance and mystery.

• White

White is the primary color, giving people a clean, virtuous and healthy feeling. White is a great secondary color and goes with almost any color.

Fig.7.5

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TASK

This task is to combine characters and background.

I followed the video tutorial sent by Mr.Fauzi step by step.

Here is my finished product ：

This is a version I made with my own photo :

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FEEDBACK

Week 7 ：This week Mr.Fauzi asked us to hand in all the homework of the previous weeks at the end of the day line. In the evening online course taught us new knowledge, first took us to understand the color, and then taught us how to make a harmonious poster with color.