10 STEP VALUE SCALE

- WHILE CREATING THIS SCALE, I FOUND IT MOST DIFFICULT TO MOST EFFICIENTLY TAPER THE VALUES FROM TRUE WHITE TO THE CLOSEST TRUE BLACK I COULD CREATE. IN ORDER TO ASSIST ME, I FIRST COLORED IN THE FIRST 3 BOXES AFTER WHITE. THEN AFTER FILLING IN MY BLACK TILE, I COLORED IN THE LAST 3 BOXES ABOVE IT. THIS LEFT ME WITH JUST 2 TILES, ONE JUST SLIGHTLY DARKER THAN THE OTHER. AFTER COLORING IN ALL MY TILES, I THEN REINFORCED THEIR VALUES BY SMUDGING MY PENCIL MARKINGS TO BLEND MY TILES INTO ONE ANOTHER. 

CMY/RGB COLOR WHEEL

- THIS WAS A FUN EXERCISE. I LOVE WORKING WITH COLORS, ESPCIALLY WITH PAINTS THAT I CAN MIX SO I WAS VERY EAGER TO MIX MY COLORS TOGETHER JUST LIKE THE PERSON IN THE VIDEO, I LOVE THE FINAL PRODUCT BECAUSE IT CLEARLY EXHIBITS THE SAME IDEA AS THE VALUE SCALE. THE NOTION OF A GRADIENT, A FAMILY OF COLORS THAT SEAMLESSLY FLOW ONE INTO THE NEXT. 

Which media did you enjoy working with the best and why?

- I ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE PAINT MOSTLY. BECAUSE I ENJOY THE HUES OF THE ACRYLICS AS OPPOSED TO THE SHADES OF A PENCIL. I ALSO LOVE THE EXPERIMENTATION OF COLOR MIXING AND COLOR CREATION.

3. What was the most important discovery in the creation of these studies?

- THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY HERE, FOR ME WOULD HAVE TO BE THAT ONE CAN CREATE RED GREEN AND BLUE FROM CYAN, MAGENTA, AND YELLOW. TO A GRAPHIC DESIGNER SUCH AS MYSELF, THIS IS A REMARKABLE THING TO LEARN ABOUT. IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, WE DESIGN IN RGB BUT WE NORMALLY MAKE PRINTS IN CMYK. I WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THESE WERE TWO ENTIRELY SEPARATE FAMILIES OF COLOR. SO TO REALIZE THAT ONE LIVES WITHIN THE OTHER WAS AMAZING TO ME.

4. What is the most important information you learned from watching the videos for this project? What is your opinion of the videos?

- THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I LEARNED WAS THAT CYAN, MAGENTA, AND YELLOW ARE THE REAL PRIMARIES AS OPPOSED TO THE SCIENTIFIC BELIEF THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE RGB CONES IN OUR EYES, THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY COLORS. 

Color Theory and Emotional Effects

1. Describe Color and it's effects on emotions. Use the appropriate vocabulary of color in your posting.

 - Color is the visual representation of light particles being received by our eye. Color is created by the various oscillating waves of light, each with its' own respective hue. Our ROYGBIV/UV spectrum are the wavelengths perceptible to human beings but do not make up all of the wavelengths that exist.  

2. What is a theoretical aspect of color that most intrigues/fascinates you? Why?

- The most amazing aspect of color to me is the fact that our eyes do not see color, our brain creates color as an interpretation of the information it is provided. I find this remarkable because I appreciate the power of our brains. It is the most complex and efficient computing machine in the world. The way our brain processes information and amalgamates it into what we know as that we understand as our five sense - is truly amazing.

3. In the Color videos, what made the biggest impact on you in regards to color and it's effects on emotions?

- What made the biggest impact on me was, the experiment with the Himba Tribe in "The Science of Color Perception." I was so shocked when they revealed that one of the green squares was a different shade of green. More over, I was even more taken back when the people of the Himba could not distinguish the teal square from the green squares. This reveals a very interesting connection between geology and adaptation and just how much of who and what we are is determined by our nature. 

Project 1 Reflection Journal

PROJECT 1     In taking pictures for the 14 elements and principles of art, I found myself looking at objects and scenes far more subjectively. Suddenly, taking a picture was not as simple as pressing a button. I needed to make sure each image I took was accompanied by a feeling. I entirely believe that aesthetic pleasures create physical pleasures within us. I did not understand why but I do now. From my artistic point of view, I believe we feel these pleasure when any number of the elements and principles have been successfully accounted for.
     It is commonly mentioned that the human eye is attracted to perfect ratios. There is no doubt in my mind that these ratios go beyond physical scale and also include each of the 14 elements and principles. I think this is why we enjoy good art when we see it. Our mind and our senses have picked up on this perfect ratio - whatever it may be - and we feel pleasure, enamored by its' beauty.