Contrast of Tone - Juxtaposition of light and dark values (can be monochromatic)
Contrast of Temperature - Formed by juxtaposing hues that can be considered warm/cool.
Contrast of Saturation - Caused by juxtaposition of light and dark values and their relative saturations
Contrast of Extension - Firmed by assigning proportional field sizes in relation to the visual weight of a colour -also known as contrast of proportion
Complementary Contrast - Juxtaposing complementary colours from a colour wheel or perceptual opposites
In our colour lecture today, we learnt about the contrasts between colours, and the definitions of them (above). We looked at the way colours can change and appear to be different when placed with other colours, whether they are similar hues, or completely contrasting in tone, hue or saturation etc. We then explored this in more detail by taking our coloured objects, and photographing them against different coloured surfaces.
It's very strange to look at these images and be able to really see a difference between the colours on each image. For example, with the pure red, when it got set against the orange paper, it was visibly duller and looked more like burgundy, whereas once it was on the green and the blue papers, it stood out and looked strong and bright. It happened with all the colours, when the colour was placed on an opposing colour, it stood out far more, whereas if it was placed on a colour close to its own hue, it became duller.
All very freaky/interesting.
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