Studio Task 1 - We were then given a
task to collect a set of items all relating to a certain colour. As a
group, we put all of our items together and created a colour wheel from
them.
Studio Task 2 - We then, as a pair, had to select a series of items from our colour and match their colours with the pantone selection.
Pantone DE97-2U
1807C
208M
DE126-2U
1815C
DE112-1C
DE98-1C
A Study Of Colour:
Contrast of Tone: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of light and dark values. This could be a monochromatic composition.
For these images, I have experimented with keeping my trainers consistent throughout whilst changing the colour of the background in order to see how different colours react. I noticed that, in comparison to my shoes, almost all of the colours had very light tones. I think that this may be due to the darkness of my trainers causing the colours to look less saturated. The black paper however did have a darker tone which is what I had expected; I also noticed that the red chair was a darker tone.
Further - Contrast of Tone:
For these images, I explored the opposite of what I did above; keeping the background the same whilst placing various coloured objects on top to see what the difference was. The light pink tissue has the lightest tone whilst the green sponge and lighter had the darkest tones, closely followed by the blue freezer pack. I expected the yellow sponge to but a much lighter tone but was had around the same tonal value as the purple paper, which I think was mainly due to the flash.
Contrast of Saturation: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of light and dark values and their relative saturation.
For these experiments I have explored the contrast of saturation with the colour red. I chose what I thought was my purest red object to keep the same all of the way through the images. For the majority of the images it had the highest saturation and made the other reds to look a lot less saturated than when they were alone. However, through these experiments I realised that in fact the christmas hat may have been slightly more saturated and was the purest red.
Simultaneous Contrast: The contrast is formed when the boundaries between colours perceptually vibrate. Some interesting illusions are accomplished with this contrast.
For these experiments I have worked with a rectangular grey box on top of various coloured sheets of paper. What I have noticed is that the grey box, when put in conjunction with the coloured papers, forces out the complementary colour. For example, in this image with the purple background, the grey box has a yellow tint. In order to illustrate this further, I have created digital versions of each image.
Contrast of Hue: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of different hues. The greater the distance between hues on a color wheel, the greater the contrast.
For these, I used yellow paper as my background throughout and explored different colours against this, moving away from yellow and around the colour wheel until I reached its perceptual opposite: violet.
Contrast of Extension: Also known as the Contrast of Proportion. The contrast is formed by assigning proportional field sizes in relation to the visual weight of a colour.
For this I have used complementary colours in order to explore the contrast of extension in which colour is applied in various proportions depending on its visual weight. I looked at making very unbalanced compositions more evenly balanced through changing the ratio of the two colours used.
Contrast of Temperature: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of hues considered 'warm' or 'cool.'
I have looked at temperature by initially also considering the contrast of extension, thinking about how using various proportions could make the image seem warmer or cooler. I then looked into how warm and cool colours reacted together when placed on either a warm or cool background.
Contrast of Complements: The contrast is formed by the juxtaposition of color wheel or perceptual opposites.
To explore this I have looked also at how colours that are not perceptual opposites react together in comparison, which has further emphasised the way in which complementary colours strongly contrast. I also looked at whether the amount of colour within the composition makes any difference through the use of a white background within some.
The Effect That Metallic Has:
I decided to use a metallic background and place the same objects that I have been using on top of it in order to see if this many any significant or even noticeable changes. I feel that with the background being metallic and therefore light reflecting, this has obviously had an impact on the way in which the colours of the objects are perceived. In order to try and eliminate this element, I took some images from more acute angles to try and avoid the light reflecting back towards the camera. Within these images I feel as though the objects seem slightly less saturated, which I think is caused by the light reflecting from the background.
Different Lighting Conditions:
I also wanted to look at how different lighting conditions would effect our perception of colour. To do so, I used two lighting conditions, one considerably darker than the other. What I have found is that without light it is much harder to perceive colour and they look much less saturated in comparison.
