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Assignment 1 We began by painting neutral primary swatches, then matched them on the computer by adjusting CMYK values. We repeated this process for the secondary and tertiary hues.
4.99.96.0
96.75.33.0
0.0.75.0
0.58.100.0
66.19.98.0
70.100.35.20
0.85.100.0
0.37.100.0
95.60.90.0
35.0.100.0
80.100.0.30
50.100.6.25
Using these hues, we constructed a positive/ negative book by placing the same colors on both black and white backgrounds. The project not only aimed to examine the effects that black and white backgrounds have on color, but also examined
the positive and negative connotations of each color. For my book, I wanted to explore healthy versus unhealthy foods that could be made into a terrine.
Assignment 2 Using all the colors created from assignment 1, we explored the tint and shade variations.
Using these color schemes, we applied them to warm and cool compositions to examine the optical effects of tints and shades by leaving one hue unchanged.
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+60% 100% +50%
60% 100% 40% 70%
+30% 100% +30% +70%
Assignment 3 We began by painting a five-step greyscale from white to black. Then we took the light, medium and dark gray and painted both monochromatic and analagous swatches according to the greys. They were then matched in both process and pantone colors.
PANTONE 420C (90%)
PANTONE 423C
PANTONE 425C
PANTONE 179C (30%)
PANTONE 179C
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PANTONE 7408C (87%)
25.50.100.20
25.55.85.50
We then used these color schemes to create simultaneous contrast compositions. This project allowed us to examine how value appears to change when surrounded by certain colors or values. To fully explore this effect, I made slip-out cards to
emphasize the fact that two very different variations of a color can look similar given the correct circumstances.
Assignment 4 We began with an additive/ subtractive scale using both dull and bright colors. We then selected a group of colors for a composition, matching each color to a Pantone.
PANTONE Cool Gray 6M
PANTONE 7414M
PANTONE 5265M (88%)
PANTONE 465M (85%)
PANTONE 180M (90%)
PANTONE 7522M
PANTONE 2768M
PANTONE 180M
PANTONE 7468M (85%)
PANTONE 2925M
We were then asked to compositionally divide a logo in half to examine the absorption effect when placed on a specific gray value. Then we did CMYK separations.
Assignment 5 For our final assignment, we were asked to find monochromatic, analogous and complementary color schemes within a natural object. My object was a watermelon.
Using these color schemes, we were asked to design postage stamps. This project is intended to combine all of the optical play that was learned throughout the semester, including effects such as transparency, absorption and afterimage. This stamp is an
abstract representation of a watermelon weaving throughout a beam in the middle.