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Ah, the Atmosphere! Understanding Depth Perception: Part II

Posted on November 9, 2020November 28, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

  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…

Posted on May 31, 2017November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

  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?

Posted on December 9, 2016November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

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!

Posted on December 7, 2016November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

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

Posted on November 26, 2016November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

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

Posted on November 1, 2016November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

  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!

Posted on September 21, 2016November 7, 2020 by Lou Gagnon

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?

Posted on September 10, 2016December 9, 2016 by Lou Gagnon

  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?

Posted on September 9, 2016November 26, 2016 by Lou Gagnon

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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Visual Literacy Quiz: Teaser

Posted on September 9, 2016September 11, 2016 by Lou Gagnon
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