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New method for observing, demonstrating, and teaching additive color mixture.
- Source :
- Color Research & Application; Oct2021, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p954-960, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The trichromatic principles of additive and subtractive color mixture have been the foundation of the color reproduction technologies for about 130 years. Yet, today, they remain a poorly understood phenomenon in much of the fine art world as well as the general public. Part of the problem stems from a lack of a simple, effective, widely accessible method for presenting additive color mixtures. This article describes a new, unique means of demonstrating additive color mixture using colored mosaic patterns displayed on computer screens in combination with a simple optical diffuser. Three illustrations composed of primary colored mosaic designs are described along with the underlying theory they are based upon. The potential for this technique as a valuable educational tool for teaching the art and science of color mixture, as well as a new approach for designs in the visual arts, is discussed. Finally, a small representational luminous mosaic image is offered as an example of the creative possibilities in this unexplored realm of art. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ART
COLOR in art
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03612317
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Color Research & Application
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151721727
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22672