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Changethethought™ The Science Behind Design Color Theory Color Theory has been a subject of interest for years in the art community. The rules and guidelines hold true when working on digital projects just as much as physical items. There is a lot to learn in the subject of color so I’m going to cover just some of the key points. Terminology is something many designers get caught up on which really shouldn’t scare you or hold you back. The science behind color theory is brilliant yet elegant. It should be a topic of interest to every digital artist. Color Terminology Terms are very important when it comes to working as a designer. Hue is one I’m sure most have at least heard of before. Most web developers are familiar with RGB values for hues. Saturation is another buzz word designers have probably heard of but never truly defined. Color sets with less saturation work best as background elements in a website. Their light-blue background is the perfect level of saturation to fit in a background setting. Relationships for Color Theory Conclusion

Sitio sobre diseño web, estándares, usabilidad. — Nudonation Vectips - Illustrator tips, tricks, and tutorials Color Management: Calibration and Profiling – Graphic design tut Introduction Welcome to the second post in our color management series. Be sure to check out Part One if you haven’t already done so. Profiling the display When we’re looking at a photo, or anything for that matter, on our monitor display, we’re basically looking at a huge number of pixels, each of which displays a certain color. Furthermore, the monitor display changes the way it interprets color information overtime, so you need to constantly tune your monitor to display color correctly, and this is when calibration and profiling of the monitor display comes into place. Profiling the display has two parts to it. This being said, this process is creating a profile for your monitor that will always work as a link between your computer and your display to make sure the screen is displaying the right color it’s being told by your computer to display. When you get the Gretag Macbeth package, you simply install the software that comes on a CD with it first. Profiling the input Conclusion

Papel Continuo - Diseño, arte, música, cultura popular y ... Pink Tentacle (4) The Year of the Rabbit has come hopping around, and here to mark the occasion are some antique bunny-themed nengajō from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston collection. Happy 2011! Rabbit, 1951 // Snow rabbit, 1927 Sumo-wrestling rabbits, 1927 Rabbit in bed, 1915 Rabbits playing musical instruments, 1927 Rising sun and rabbit, 1915 // Rabbit with pink background, 1951 Rabbits on bicycles, 1904 Rabbits, 1927 Rabbit on boat, 1927 Rabbit holding giant calligraphy brush, 1903 Rabbit, 1951 // Rabbit walking a tightrope, 1927 Rabbit and waves Rabbit and waves, 1915 Rabbit on boat Rabbit, 1951 // Rabbit in the moon, 1915 Rabbit and tiger, 1915 Silver rabbits in snow, 1910 Young girl holding a rabbit, 1915 Rabbit carrying vegetables, 1927 Rabbit and turtle, 1911 // Snow rabbit, 1927 Rabbit writing New Year's greeting on screen

Simple, Practical Color Theory The mastery of color theory, relations and harmonies is one of the primary steps to uncovering the full beauty and potential of your images (in the realms of art, design and/or photography). Find out more in this simple, practical, colorful guide. Color Models Depending on your background and your purpose, you will view primary colors differently. There are three generally accepted models: RGB (red, green, blue), CMY (cyan, magenta, and yellow), and RYB (red, blue, yellow). Primary color models can be divided into two categories: additive and subtractive. The additive primary colors are obtained by light: red, green and blue (RGB). The subtractive primary colors are obtained by the subtraction of light: cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMY). Color Model Application: RGB: Photography, video/film and design. CMYK: Print design. RYB: Art, painting and design. RGB and RYB Confused? Now that we’ve covered the various color models and their uses, we can proceed with confidence. RGB Color Model Monochromatic

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