Why Study The Advanced Color Theory

By Alta Alexander


There are many paints that are available in the markets. In order to achieve favorable paints that are required to perform painting to give certain results, mixing of different paints is carried out. Mixing of the concoctions is carefully done where certain criterion are adhered to ensure the correct outcome is realized. This process of mixing paints to form new colors is referred to as advanced color theory.

The study of this theory is very detailed since it requires the person conducting the study to have a rich background on different forms of pigmentation present. There are two major categories of Chroma which are the primary and secondary pigments. Primary pigments include red, green and blue and are commonly denoted as RGB in chromatography. These components are very useful since they form the background of formation of other paints.

The second group of paints was the secondary group which can also be divided to form tertiary elements. Most dyes that are present in the world today fall in this broad category. One unique thing about all elements in this group is that they can be created from the primary elements. Some members of this group include yellow, magenta, and cyan, among many others.

Some assumptions have been made by theorists who developed this mode. One of these assumptions is that all inks are possible to mix. Failure of these inks to mix uniformly has been attributed to some conditions such as impurities in the inks and imperfection of colorants. In the real sense only primary inks can mix uniformly to give rise to new pigmentation.

It was found that individual perception is what influences how we see things. When different objects are painted, a glance at them generates some formation of mental judgment of how they look like. This is brought about by the light reflected from them that meets our eyes. Theories found that light from outside of objects appear green while that coming from the interior side is more of magenta.

The study of this subject is very important in our lives since it influences how things appear in the world. Painters and scientists rely mainly on this knowledge to mix different paints leading to generation of more paints. It has also enabled classification of all available colors making their use and selection rather easier by other users who are not well informed in this field.

Different characteristics have been attributed to some Chroma. An example is luminance. This is the ability to reflect light that is directed to a colored object. To increase the reflective ability, white is added to a hue making it appear brighter. Black on the other hand can be added to light pigments thus lowering the purity level of that hue making the object give off less light when subjected to a beam of rays. This is an important principle that is widely used by many chromatographers and scientists in evaluating different appearances of objects.

Saturation of a paint can also be evaluated. This is done using special beams of light to determine how close a paint is to appearing grey. Those that are near grey are termed as being unsaturated. Those that do not give a look near grey are saturated and the levels vary.




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