Hue: Hue is the attribute of colors or the complexion.
Hue is another word for color. Navy and Royal Blue are examples of hues of Blue.
Chroma: How pure a color is or the intensity of the color. Light Gray has a low chroma because it looks faded and old. Fire Red has a high chroma because it's very intense, bright and pure.
Tint: A variation or shade of a color. You can get different tints of a color by adding white. The white will make the color lighter and a different tint.
Tone: The value or color quality of a color. Tone is the lightness or darkness of a color. Adding both black and white changes the tone of a color. The tones change as you either add more white then black or more black then white.
Shade: How dark a color is. Adding black to a color can change it's shade. The black will make the color darker and a different shade.
Complementary Colors: Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel or show the most chromatic contrast. Red and Green are examples of complementary colors. They are opposite of each other on the color wheel and show most contrast.
Analogous Colors: Colors on the color wheel that are closely related or next to each other. Blue and Green are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow and Orange is another example of analogous colors.
Contrasting Colors: Also known as complementary colors contrasting colors are colors placed opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red and Green or Blue and Orange are examples of Contrasting Colors.
Texture: The physical or visual feel of an object. Sandpaper is an example. Sandpaper looks and feel rough and bumpy which is it's texture.
Graphic Design Principles: Graphic Design Principles has six parts. First being balance, then proximity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast and finally white space.
Balance: A design principle concerned with the elements in a work of art dealing with the even and unevenness in proportion and design.
Symmetry: A balance in which elements in a piece of art are arranged on each side of an imaginary line. An example of symmetry is having a square on each side of an imaginary line. The squares have to be the same size and same area on the opposite side.
References:
Hue is another word for color. Navy and Royal Blue are examples of hues of Blue.
Chroma: How pure a color is or the intensity of the color. Light Gray has a low chroma because it looks faded and old. Fire Red has a high chroma because it's very intense, bright and pure.
Tint: A variation or shade of a color. You can get different tints of a color by adding white. The white will make the color lighter and a different tint.
Tone: The value or color quality of a color. Tone is the lightness or darkness of a color. Adding both black and white changes the tone of a color. The tones change as you either add more white then black or more black then white.
Shade: How dark a color is. Adding black to a color can change it's shade. The black will make the color darker and a different shade.
Complementary Colors: Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel or show the most chromatic contrast. Red and Green are examples of complementary colors. They are opposite of each other on the color wheel and show most contrast.
Analogous Colors: Colors on the color wheel that are closely related or next to each other. Blue and Green are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow and Orange is another example of analogous colors.
Contrasting Colors: Also known as complementary colors contrasting colors are colors placed opposite of each other on the color wheel. Red and Green or Blue and Orange are examples of Contrasting Colors.
Texture: The physical or visual feel of an object. Sandpaper is an example. Sandpaper looks and feel rough and bumpy which is it's texture.
Graphic Design Principles: Graphic Design Principles has six parts. First being balance, then proximity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast and finally white space.
Balance: A design principle concerned with the elements in a work of art dealing with the even and unevenness in proportion and design.
Symmetry: A balance in which elements in a piece of art are arranged on each side of an imaginary line. An example of symmetry is having a square on each side of an imaginary line. The squares have to be the same size and same area on the opposite side.
References:
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hue
- http://www.colorcube.com/articles/theory/glossary.htm
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tint
- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tone
- http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/shade
- http://www.yourdictionary.com/complementary-color
- http://en.mimi.hu/finearts/analogous_colors.html
- http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/curricu/elart/Glossary.htm
- http://arthistory.about.com/cs/glossaries/g/t_texture.htm
- http://www.artincanada.com/arttalk/arttermsanddefinitions.html
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