Theory of Color Masterclass

Theories and Harmonies of Color
Stéphane Baril | Creative Cloud Sr Solution Consultant | @sbaril
• Design Expert at Adobe France
• Digital Design Teacher for 4 years at Istituto Marangoni Paris
• Co-writer of the French book «Colorisation de BD» (Eyrolles Edition)
Non-credited illustrations (like these) come from these books.
©Eyrolles: Naïts & Stéphane Baril
© 2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

Talking about color?
Defining Color
Grandmaster - ©2004 MC Productions - Naïts et Didier Beddar
Source : swiked.tumblr.com
2© 2015 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.

Defining color
Color is:
Cultural
Physical
Mental
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Defining color
Color is:
Cultural
Physical
Mental
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Defining color
Think about a:
Green Apple
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Is that this one?
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Is that this one?
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Is that this one?
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Or this other one?
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Defining color
So, defining color
by an object reference
is not relevant!
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Defining color
Color is:
Cultural
Physical
Mental
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Newton experiment
Prisms can decompose white light into a spectrum of colors
Photo by D-Kuru on Wikipedia — http://tinyurl.com/wikiprism1 Additive Color System
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Spectrum of colors perceived by the human eye
Cornea
Pupil
Iris
Crystalline
Optic Nerve
Retina
Cosmic
Rays
Gamma
Rays
Micro
Waves
Radio
Waves
X Ray
380nm
780nm
Visible spectrum of the
Electromagnetic Waves
+
0
-
B-Y
Stage 1:
Cone Oppon
Retina
Stage 2:
Cone Oppon
Cortex
CBlackwell 2012
R-G
B-W
Sources: Doctor Craig Blackwell:
www.youtube.com/user/cbeyedr
http://www.blackwelleyesight.com
Rod
Dim Light
Peripheral
Bright Light
Fovea
Light - Sensing
Non - Visual
Cones Gang Cell
CBlackwell 2012
CBlackwell 2011
Ganglion Cells
Bipolar Cells
Photoreceptors
TheRetinaTheRetina
Rod
Cone
Pigment
Epithelium
Capillary
(Choroid)
Light
CBlackwell 2011 & 2012
CBlackwell 2012
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Afterimage
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Afterimage
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Defining color
Color is:
Cultural
Physical
Mental Construction
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Mental: Influence of the environment
Your brain balances
light & color variations
according to the context
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Mental: Influence of lights and shadows
A
B
Edward H. Adelson
«Checker Shadow Illusion 4» by Edward H. Adelson http://persci.mit.edu/people/adelson
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Mental: Influence of the lights and shadows
A
B
Edward H. Adelson
«Checker Shadow Illusion 4» by Edward H. Adelson http://persci.mit.edu/people/adelson
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Mental: Influence of color context
«The Art of Color: the subjective experience and objective rationale of color» by Johannes Itten (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Itten
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Mental: Influence of the color environment
«The Art of Color: the subjective experience and objective rationale of color» by Johannes Itten (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Itten
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Mental: Influence of ambient light
«Color constancy is an example of
subjective constancy and a feature of the
human color perception system which
ensures that the perceived color of objects
remains relatively constant under varying
illumination conditions».
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_constancy
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Mental: The Cathedral of Rouen is white-beige
Sources: http://fr.fotolia.com/id/52471072
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Mental: The Cathedral of Rouen by Claude Monet
«Rouen Cathedral series» by Claude Monet — Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouen_Cathedral_(Monet)
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Mental: Your brain balances color according to the evolution of light…
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Mental: Comparing two close colors
Possible only
with side-by-side
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Mental: Influence of ambient light
Ambiance in Design
is as important
as in a movie
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Color Grading: Ambiance
The Matrix ©1999 - 2012 Warner Bros. Picture
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Color Grading: Ambiance is like Music
The Matrix ©1999 - 2012 Warner Bros. Picture
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Mental: To conclude this part
Final picture ambiance
is the goal of Color Theory
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About Color Theory

The Color Wheel: A Powerful Tool to Understand Color
Color Wheel used by painters,
created by Johannes Itten
Color Wheel used
in Digital and Print area
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Defining a common language
But before using it,
we need a common vocabulary:
HSL
Hue, Saturation and Lightness*
* Sometimes also named Luminosity or Brightness (HSB)
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Color Wheel — HSL: Hue - Saturation - Lightness
Personal Photoshop 3D illustration of HSL
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Color Wheel used
in Digital and Print area
«Double Alaskan Rainbow» by Eric Rolph
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg)
Cosmic
Rays
Gamma
Rays
Micro
Waves
Radio
Waves
X Ray
380nm
780nm
Visible spectrum of the
Electromagnetic Waves
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http://www.thelightsurgeons.co.uk
(Screenshot made in 2007 — This website design doesn’t exist anymore)
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Your Colour Perception by Liz West
@LizWest_Art - http://www.liz-west.com/ - http://liz-west.blogspot.co.uk/
https://www.behance.net/gallery/23363739/Your-Colour-Perception
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Plexus No.19 by Gabriel Dawe
http://www.gabrieldawe.com/installation/plexus_019.html
https://www.behance.net/gdawe
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Complementary Colors Color Wheel or Desaturations
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http://www.apple.com/fr/mac
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http://superfluousbanter.org
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Color Harmony Principles
Overview of the Main
Color Harmony Principles
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Color Wheel — Monochromatic Color
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Color Wheel — Complementary Colors
Shaman, #2 - ©2005 MC Productions - Olivier & Stéphane Péru
Colors: Stéphane Péru (a thought for him)
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http://azzabee.com.au/
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«Starry Night» by Van Gogh
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
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Color Wheel — Split Complementary Colors
T-Shirt Design
by TJ
www.lafraise.com
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Color Wheel — Split Complementary Colors
http://www.kingtut.org/
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Color Wheel — Triad Colors
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Color Wheel — Triad Colors
http://www.urbanchip.com.ar/
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Color Wheel — Tetrad Colors
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Color Wheel — Tetrad Colors
http://loveisrespect.org/
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Color Wheel — And so on…
First study based on equal repartition, plus other tests … then, some choices & adjustments
The CS6 Desktop Brand System - http://blogs.adobe.com/brandexperience/2012/05/16/the-cs6-desktop-brand-system
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Color Wheel — Analogous Colors
T-Shirt Design
by Jus2Pom
T-Shirt Design
by MrWayne
www.lafraise.com
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http://www.elmwood.co.uk/
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Mark Rothko (1950) - Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Source: http://www.wikiart.org/en/mark-rothko/no-5-no-22
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A visual atmosphere = Colors and Lights
Shaman, #2 - ©2005 MC Productions - Olivier & Stéphane Péru - Colors: Stéphane Péru
Original converted in Grayscale
Original with Color
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Highlighting an item by color
More contrast and details in the color of the main elements. Depth in this scene is accentuated by the high saturation of
foreground color and brightness / saturation decreasing with the
distant elements (atmospheric perspective).
Elements that should attract the reader’s eye here have more vivid colors.
Grandmaster - ©2004 MC Productions - Naïts et Didier Beddar
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Demo
color.adobe.com
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Q&A time
Come on guys,
we have
questions!

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