Post #7

Describe white light?.
Colorless light.
How do we see color if objects "have no color of their own"? 
Light receptors within the eye transmit messages to the brain, which produces the familiar sensations of color.What seven colors result when white light is refracted through a prism? 
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.Describe hue? 
It is the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength, and independent of intensity or lightness. 
What happens with white? 
White is white. What happens with black?
Black is black.How color is perceived depends on what?
Our eyes. What is a color wheel? 
A circle with different colored sectors used to show the relationship between colors. 
What are primary colors? Name them? 
They are any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing. They are red, blue, and green. What are secondary colors? Name them? 
A color resulting from the mixing of two primary colors. They are yellow, cyan, and magenta.What are tertiary colors? Name them?
The resulting color formed when an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color are mixed. 
What are neutral colors? How can they be created? 
They are black, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They can be created with dark and bright colors. How can a neutral color help a design?
It can set the mood if a design is going to be a dark one or a bright one. What are complementary colors? Name them? 
They are colors directly opposite of each other in the color spectrum. They are red and green, yellow and violet, and blue and orange. What is color value? 
In mixing colors hues can be desaturated in one of three ways: mix with white to lighten the value, mix with black to darken the value, or mix with gray or the compliment to either lighten or dark the value. What is a shade? 
A color, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it. What is a tint?
A shade or variety of color. What is saturation/intensity?
Saturation is the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added. Intensity is the quality of being intense.What happens when you mix complementary colors together? 
It makes natural grey. What is a color scheme? 
An arrangement or combination of colors, especially as used in interior decoration.Describe a monochromatic color scheme? 
All the colors of a single hue. Describe an analogous color scheme? 
Uses colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. Describe a complementary color scheme?
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. Describe a split-complementary color scheme? 
A variation of the complimentary color scheme. Describe a triadic color scheme? 
Uses colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel. What colors are considered to be warm colors? 
Red, yellow, and orange. Describe the psychology of a warm color scheme?
They evoke warmth because they remind us of things like the sun or fire. What colors are considered to be cool colors? 
Blue, green, and purple. Describe the psychology of a cool color scheme?
They evoke a cool feeling because they remind us of things like water or grass. Why is important to consider which colors are being used within a design?
To give the audience a kind of feeling and how you want them to feel.