Principles- Rules
Dominant item(s) in the room that draw your attention.
What is emphasis?
A 3-dimensional object. (eg. cones, cylinders, spheres, cubes, prism etc.)
What is a Form?
Created by adding black to a hue
What is a shade?
shapes, forms, lines, or colors that are repeated in a design.
What is Repetiton?
Direct opposites on the color wheel
What is a direct compliment color scheme?
parts of an object in comparison to the whole object.
What is proportion?
The area with which the designer works
What is Space?
Created by mixing white with a hue
What is a tint?
Sizes of shapes go from large to small or color values go from light to dark.
What is Gradation?
uses whites, creams, grays, browns or metallic(s) such as gold, silver, and bronze.
What is a neutral color scheme?
Unity and Variety
What are the 2 parts of Harmony?
Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Curved
What are 4 types of lines?
Are made by mixing an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color. (red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet)
What is a tertiary color?
objects radiate out in nearly every direction from a central point.
What is Radiation?
uses 3 colors equidistant on the color wheel.
What is a Triad color scheme?
symmetrical/formal, asymmetrical/informal, radial
What are the 3 types of balance?
The repetition of color, lines, shapes or design across a surface to create visual interest.
What is Pattern?
The lightness or darkness of a hue created by adding black or white.
What is Value?
abrupt change in any of the elements.
What is opposition?
Neighbors on the color wheel
What is an analogous color scheme?
determines the effectiveness of a ratio - the division of a line or space between one-half and one-third of its total length. The most effective ratios: 2:3, 5:8 etc.
What is the Golden Mean?
The surface quality of objects. It can be both seen (visual) and felt (tactile).
What is Texture?
the brightness or dullness of a hue created by adding gray or the complement creating a tone
What is intensity?
a subtle, visual flow often indicated by a curved line that leads the eye from one point or area to another.
What is transition?
Uses a hue and the two colors directly next to its complement.
What is a split complimentary color scheme?