FACULTY

COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS

PROGRAMME
CAAD118
DIPLOMAIN FINE ART

SUBJECT
FND 123
COLOUR THEORY AND DIGITAL PRACTICE

LECTURER
CHRISNA BINTI PINDAH

PREPARED BY
AIDA BALQIS FAIQAH BINTI HAZAHAR
 TERMINOLOGY OF COLOUR

Terminology Definition Image

1. HUE Hue is a specific colour in its

purest form and can be reffered
to by the main colour names:
red, orange, yellow, green,
indigo or blue, and violet or
purple. Hues are split up into
primary colours and secondary
colours.

2. SHADE A shade is a colour that has a

darker value than the original
hue and is produced by mixing
black with the hue of the colour.
Black is a dominant colour, and
only a very small amount needs
to be used when mixing shades
of different values.

3. TONE Tone describes the quality of

colour. It has to do with wheter a
colour is perceived as warm or
cold, bright or dull, light or dark,
and pure or dirty. The tone of
piece of art can have a variety of
effects, from setting the mood to
adding emphasis.

4. TINT Tint is defined as a colour that

has a lighter value than the hue
 of that colour. Tints are produced
by mixing white into a hue of a
colour. A tint is any colour that is
lighter than original hue, and
tints usually apper softer and
less intense than the original
hue.

5. TINCTURE Tinture is the limited

palette of colours and
patterns used in
heraldry. The need to
define, depict, and
correctly blazon the
various tinctures is
one of the most
important aspects of
heraldic art and
design.

6. BRIGHTNESS Brightness refers to

the degree or intensity
of lightness in colour.
In relation to other
colours the brightness
intensity of colour is
also influenced by its
hue.
7. CONTRAST Contrast define as the
technique of using
distinct visual art
elements in
juxtaposition with
each other that often
work together to
create balance and
depth. Contrast in art
can be used for
multiple purposes,
such as to convey
meaning, draw
attention to the piece,
and dramatize the
characteristic of work.

8. SATURATION Saturation is one of

the three attributes of
colour and refers to
the intensity and
vividness of colour. A
clear colour has a
high saturation and a
dull colour a low
saturation. This
means a colour with
the same hue and
lightness would
appear clearer if it has
a higher saturation.

9. CHROMA Chroma is used to

indicate a colour’s
saturation or
perceived strength
level, called the
 chromatic intensity.
The higher the
intensity or purity of
the colour. Pure hues
have th e highest
chromatic intensity
because they only
contain colour
pigments (no neutral
colours).

10. UNDERTONE Undertone is how th

ecolour appears once
it is thinned or
extended so light can
pass through. On the
left side, you’ll find
examples showing
toptone and
undertone together to
get a feel for the
range you can find in
each colour.

11. VALUE Value is one of the

elements of art that
dictates how light or
dark a colour
appears. Whether
you’re working with
acrylic paints,
watercolours, pastels,
or graphite, a basic
tonal shift in the value
of a colour can
communicate light
source, focal point,
and depth.
12. PIGMENTS Pigments refers to a
dry natural substance,
usually in a fine
powdered form, which
is added to a binder
(or vehicle) in order to
produce coloured
materials such as
paint, dyes and inks.
Pigmnet colours can
be found in natural
sources or can be
synthetically created
with chemicals.

13. CHROMATICITY Chromaticity is an

objective
spencification of the
quality of a colour
regardless of its
luminance.
Chromaticity consists
od two independent
parameters, ofthen
specified as hue (h)
and colourfulness (s),
where the latter is
alternatively called
saturation, chroma,
intensity, or excitation
purity.

14. OVERTONE Overtone defined as

one of the higher
tones produced
simultaneously with
 the fundamental and
that with the
fundamental comprise
a complex musical
tone.

15. PRIMARY Primary colours

COLOUR include yellow, blue,
and redd. These are
colours that can’t be
created by mixing of
other colours. Instead,
they combine to
create secondary
colours, which in turn
combine to create
tertiary colours. In
effect, all colours
stem from the three
primaries. Using
Primary Colours in
Art.

16. SECONDARY Secondary colours

COLOUR are colour
combinations created
by the equal mixyure
of two primary
colours. On the
colours wheel,
secondary colours are
located between
primary colours.
According to the
traditional colour
wheel, red and yellow
make orange, red and
blue make purple, and
blue and yellow make
 green.

17. TERTIARY Tertiary colours

COLOUR known as
intermediate colours,
are made by
combining equal parts
of primary and
secondary colours.
Sometimes they’re
named after the two
colours that created
them, such as blue-
green or orange-red,
and sometimes
they’re called by their
own name.

18. HARMONY Harmony in art refers

to the use of colours,
shapes, and other
elements to create a
pleasing or balanced
effect. It’s a
purposeful
arrangement of
elements that results
in a cohesive
composition, where
different design
elements complement
one another and
appear to work
together.

19. MASS TONE Masstone is the

colour of the paint that
comes straight out of
 the tube. Undertone is
found in the same
colour once it has
been stretched out or
diluted.

20. INTENSITY Intensity (also called

chroma or saturation)
is the brightness or
dullness of a colour. A
colour as we see it on
a colour wheel is at
full intensity (bright).
When we mix it with
gray, black, or white, it
becomes dull. Colours
also lose intensity
when mixed with their
complement (the
opposite colour on the
wheel).

21. COMPLEX Complex colours are

COLOUR colours made from
mixing secondary
colors. These are
known in two types:
tertiary and
quanternary. A tertiary
colour comes from
mixing two secondary
colours, such as
mixing green and
violet. A quanternary
colour comes from
mixing two tertiary
colours together.
22. LUMINOSITY Luminosity is
something full of light,
bright, or shining. In
art, it refers to the
illusion of light from
within the painting.
The use of light in a
painting can
effectively organize a
scene and define
detail. It can also help
create emotion and
convey a story.