Oct. 26: Visual Perception

• color blindness affects about 10% of the population.
• our role as artists is to share the world how we see it with others so they can see it for themselves.
• The visual brain processes tonal information separately from color information.
• Tonal pathway of thought interprets the where
• Color pathway interprets what.
• specifically moonlight

• Moonlight:
• moonlight is a neutral or reddish colored light
• is so close to the minimum threshold of our color receptors
• why do so many artists paint moonlight with a blue or green tint?
• Do we actually see it that way?

• Edges and Depth:
• Oversharpness in paintings happens because our eyes naturally adjust their focus to both  near and far objects 
• This can confuse a viewer and should be adjusted so that the painter can emphasize the focus of the painting.

• Adaptation and Contrast:
• shadows or planes are unaffected directly by the light receiving a complimentary contrast to the hue of the light source.

 

• The Munsell System:
• These colors range in value from black(0) to white(10) and a range of chroma from least to most intense. thus creating a cylindrical shape.

• The Yurmby color wheel:

• Grays and Neutrals: 
• use grays mixed from the color tint your painting to balance the contrast and harmonize the painting