Colour Theory

Colour Experimentation

In this colour theory session we experimented with cut up pieces of card. We each chose a colour then took a bright and dull version. We looked at how the colours changed on different backgrounds and how the colours work together.

Bright

 Dull

 This newsprint back ground makes the green look quite vibrant

The right side is not as strong as the left, the table takes some of the green away

 The colour is allot stronger on the white back ground and seems darker on the right

The bright green stand out more here

 The left background cancels out some of the green I feel, the bright green looks allot duller on the left

Different Back Grounds

 White

Newsprint

 Floor

Introducing a New Colour

I added a bright and dull orange to my mix of colours to see how these contrasted with each other

  

 The News print background makes the bright colours duller and the dull colours more vibrant.

Overlaying

 The orange stands out here, contrasts well against the green

 The bright orange is strongest amongst the dull colours

 Overlapping makes the bright orange weaker

Change in tone and Hue

Adding Contrasting Colours

Next I looked at how the colours work against contrasting colours.

 The blue stands out most here. The green on the right is very vibrant compared to the left

 Dull and Bright Strips

The black background is a huge contrast which makes the colours stand out significantly more than on the white background

The right side definitely increases how much the green stands out

Introducing Objects

I then introduced objects to see if it had the same effect.

The frog looks more vibrant on the right hand side

 This dull egg shell carton takes away the brightness from the green on the right

The frog stands out most against the black 

 The black makes all the colours stand out much more than the white 

 Colour Contrast Test

 Orange Stands out Most

 Stands out most when the colours are opposite eg: orange against green

Letter Testing

Finally we cut out letters in our 2 colour tones and white and looked at what effect it had on different backgrounds once more.

 The white stands out most then the bright orange...

The 2 oranges stand out best against white...

White and bright orange work best against the dull orange

The strip makes the dull N clearer I think

 The green and white have the best contrast here

Black Background 

When working against black all the colours stand out really well there is a good contrast which makes the colours easily visible and vibtrant.

 The split backgrounds effect the letters. The colours are allot bright against the black

Colour Experiment

Finally we stuck all our letters to the window to see what it looked like, when all the letters were stuck up it looked quite spectacular, the colours contrasted really well with each other.