Within this session we were thinking about the seven contrasts of colour and how to think about these in practice. Within the session we given a series of set tasks to help think about the contrasts and how they work in conjunction with one another. The first was to place objects over five different coloured pieces of paper and think about the seven contrasts and how this either effected the paper and the objects colouring:
Within the task me and my group started commenting on the seven contrasts but was confused on how this effected the object and what to comment on. We did however think about a few points, as a group we thought about the contrast of saturation and how the red lid looked more saturated than the paper, this effects the colouring of both, making the lid stand out more. We also thought the lid and the paper logically and realised the lid would have more complimentary contrast as well as contrast of hue on the green paper. This is due to the colour wheel, with red and green being opposites and complimentary colours. We also commented when the lid was on the blue paper, this was contrast of temperature, as again relating to the colour wheel, and these being further away from one another, the red looked more warmer while the blue and green paper looked cooler. I was slightly confused on the contrast of extension and was not sure if there was on any. I do not think there was any simultaneous contrast either, as none of the colours formed a 'buzzing' when looking at them, maybe this is due to the proportions of the colour?
We also tried commenting on the seven contrasts with a different object. Like the lid we thought the blue on blue was contrast of saturation, as the pen looked far more blue once on the paper, as it was more saturated. We thought this could be a contrast of tone as well, as the different tones would create two different shades of blue. It was helpful thinking about this in the session, as doing this task in a groups helped with the next task we were set. In the session there was a example of explaining the seven contrasts which helped with the next task greatly.
Within the session we looked into solid and process colours using linen testers. It was interesting to see the different in the prints and how in the process colour, you could see spots through the linen tester and the other you could not. This was useful to know as it made me think about colour when printing and how it is vital to make sure you set documents and colour up correctly. It has also given me an awareness of how to read colour.
TASK - To repeat the process of commenting on the seven contrasts of colour on another four objects. After doing this, using the pantone's, colour match the paper backgrounds and objects. Then using the pantone codes, re-create these colours and proportions and experiment digitally with hue, saturation, tone etc. Compare these to the photos of doing this by hand and see if the outcomes are different.
I started this task by colour matching the paper and objects:
After I had pantoned the paper and objects, I started repeating the process of comparing the seven contrasts on different objects.
I started by re-using the lid as I did not correctly think about the contrasts the first time, in doing that it has helped me learn more, which will now allow me to hopefully think about the contrast logically and properly. Within comparing the red lid on the different papers I found the lid looks darker on the blue compared to the green as there is bigger contrast with hue, as green is further away on the colour wheel. The red lid looks more saturated on the the yellow and green due to the distance again on the colour wheel, these are also a complimentary contrast due to the placement on the colour wheel. This lid also has a big contrast of saturation on the red paper as once the lid is placed on the paper, the paper looks more of a pink colour compared to the 'redness' of the lid. I do not think there is a lot of contrast of extension, but you could probably see the most on the yellow paper as both colours stand out equally. For contrast of simultaneous, I have not noticed much however l could see slightly a harsh look on the yellow paper, logically it should be on the green paper due to them being complimentary but does this not work as well as the paper is a less saturated colour?
For the tone, when the sandpaper is placed on the blue it looked darker, it also brought out purple tones. There was also a greater contrast of hue on the blue paper and I feel this is due to the blue being the closest to violet on the colour wheel, which is the complimentary to yellow. I do not think there is a great contrast between saturation, compared to the previous red lid on the red paper, there was a great difference in colour however between the saturation on the yellow paper and object they are very similar in tone. I do think the yellow brings out the warmer temperature on the orange and red however the contrast between the sandpaper and the green and blue paper show the cooler tones on the paper. Again I could not find much in terms of contrast in extension or simultaneous.
When the green highlighter is placed on the red paper there is a more tonal range as the highlighter is much brighter when placed on the red due to them being complimentary. The highlighter looks more saturated when placed on the green paper as it has a stronger colour value to the paper, as it is less saturated compared to the object. When the highlighter is placed on the blue paper, it makes the paper look less saturated due to the high colour value the highlighter has. There is more of a extension on the red paper as the small amount of green stands out as much as the paper does. The highlighter makes the red and paper have a greater contrast of temperature which makes the paper warmer and the object cooler. There is a small simultaneous contrast on the red paper due to the brightness of the highlighter.
There is more contrast of tone when the pen lid is placed on the blue and orange paper. There is more of a contrast of hue when placed on the orange and yellow paper due to them been further away on the colour wheel. The colour of the paper is made to look more saturated when the lid is placed on the orange paper compared to the blue paper as the lid stands out more on the blue. When the lid is placed on the orange, both the paper and lid have more colour value but you can see the contrast of extension between them both as they both stand out equally as much, even thought there is only a small proportion of blue. The pen lid looks cooler on the blue and green paper, is this due to the paper having less saturation? Also, due to the brightness of the blue lid on the orange, there is a small contrast of simultaneous.
Another part of the task was to re-produce the previous task digitally. I started by creating the objects in proportion and using the pantone system to correctly show a similar shape and same colour as the objects and paper.
I started by adding tone and contrast to the digital experiments to see the difference in colour and whether there would be much change in the digital experiments compared to the ones done by hand.
Adding tone to the red background and blue lid made both look less saturated and more neutral:
Adding contrast made for a interesting change, as I could see more difference in contrast of extension than the by hand one, as both stood out more equally as both colours were more saturated.
I then changed the hue, saturation and luminance. There was more contrast in tone when I took the colour away.
I also tried this out with what should show the red lid. When I added more luminance, the red lid and paper did not have any difference in tone and so the lid looked as though is what not there.
I also tried decreasing the luminance which showed a similar tonal range between the two reds. There was also more of a contrast in saturation when I added more saturation digitally. This result came out similar to the red lid on red paper by hand, as in both the red lid still looks more saturated compared to the paper.
When I placed the green highlighter on the red paper, they both looked bright when done by hand. There was a small simultaneous contrast as the highlighter had a strong colour value. When I reproduced this digitally, the same result happened.
I also tried changing adding and decreasing the hue and saturation as well as the luminance to get different results with what represents the sandpaper:
I then tried the same objects on the green paper, when I added contrast it was interesting to see which colours stood out more than others.
When I took out the colour, I got a greater contrast in tone. With the lighter tones the background stood out more and vice versa for the darker shades. Compared to doing this process by hand, digitally it is easier to spot the tonal range between the paper and object.
Like the process by hand, the yellow sandpaper on the yellow paper, there was no great difference in saturation. This had been reproduced very similar digitally, however digitally the sandpaper looks less saturated compared to the paper.
On the yellow paper I increased the saturation and the luminance. Unlike the process by hand, increasing these has made a greater contrast in both saturation and tone. Both have been increased to the point where there is not difference between the paper and object and so both have merged into the background.
I then repeated the process on the blue and orange paper by increasing and decreasing the saturation, tone etc to achieve different results:
