Ah, the Atmosphere! Understanding Depth Perception: Part II
Into the distance In Where is it? Understanding Depth Perception: Part I we studied how we make sense of the light that…
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Everything We See…
How do you teach someone something they already know? They’ve seen all their lives. They learned about primary colors in kindergarten. They’ve…
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VLQ: What is the Opponent to this?
So we learned here that, according to Traditional Color Theory and the color wheel, the Complement to Red is Green. Traditional Color Theory…
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Mixing Things Up!
Hopefully these demonstrations will resolve any lingering doubts about the idea that Red + Green = Yellow. So, how does this all relate…
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Yes. Red + Green = Yellow
Yes, Red + Green = Yellow. There is a very good reason why this sounds so counterintuitive and we’ll get to that soon….
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The Barnes Foundation
Looking forward to this Spring. In mid April I’ll be teaching a color workshop for the docents and guides at The Barnes…
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Time for a Rood Awakening!
In 1874 (142 years ago) Physicist Ogden Rood gave a couple of lectures on ‘Modern Optics in Painting’ at the National Academy of…
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VLQ Question: What is the Complement of this?
So according to this… And this… Answer: The Complement to red is Green. Well, we’ll just see about…
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VLQ Question: What Hue is this?
The first question in the Visual Literacy Quiz asks you to identify the Hue. Each of the colored squares are identical but are…
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