Day 11 - a bit of colour
Colour is a complex matter, a science as well as part of art. When we look at an area of colour it can be described as being made up of 3 variables Light is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans perceive (via Rods and Cones in their eyes) in a particular way. Numbers can be apportioned to give a defined colour via Hue - the attribute of a colour 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 Tone - this refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a colour. One colour can have an almost infinite number of different tones and Saturation refers to the intensity of a colour. This is different from hue, Saturation is the strength of a surface colour, its degree of visual difference from neutral grey. paint behaves differently from light in mixing, the primary colours with paint are Red Blue and Yellow - mixing th...
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