{"id":613,"date":"2017-05-10T17:31:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T16:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/?p=613"},"modified":"2017-06-12T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T10:30:05","slug":"exercise-understanding-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise: Understanding Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Draw two grids of squares, filling one with colours you like and others with colour you dislike. Then put the two groups side by side and ask the question, \u2018which one looks better?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Next try experimenting with placing colours together as Johannes Itten did. Try and find different combinations of colours to illustrate the list of ideas (Graphic Design One: Page 69.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Given the almost infinite variety of colours I wasn\u2019t quite sure how to start approaching this exercise. For the two grids I started by using Adobe Draw as it is really easy to add blocks of colour; working fairly randomly I selected colours and filled the grids.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/10\\\/exercise-understanding-colour\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-613 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/squares-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nine different coloured squares of colours I don&#039;t like\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?w=1600 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/squares-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Squares 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dislike 1 (Draw)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-1.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-622'>\n\t\t\t\tDislike 1 (Draw)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/squares-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-3.jpg?fit=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nine different coloured squares of colours I don&#039;t like\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-3.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-3.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-2.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-2.jpg?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-623'>\n\t\t\t\tLike 1 (Draw)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/squares-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-4.jpg?fit=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Nine different coloured squares of colours I like\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-625\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Squares 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Like 2 (Draw)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-4.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Squares-4.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-625'>\n\t\t\t\tLike 2 (Draw)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/10\\\/exercise-understanding-colour\\\/\"}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-613 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/colours_like\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/colours_dislike\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Eight different coloured squares of colours I don&#039;t like\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?resize=768%2C383&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?resize=1024%2C511&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?resize=250%2C125&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?w=1600 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/05\/10\/exercise-understanding-colour\/colours_dislike\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?fit=2048%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Colours_dislike\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dislike&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Colours_dislike.jpg?fit=800%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-618'>\n\t\t\t\tDislike\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I then remembered I had a set of Pantone based postcards so spread them out in different combinations and took photos. Although the course text suggests most people find they prefer the colours they don\u2019t ordinarily like because of the colour dynamics I confess with the drawn set I still preferred the bright and gawdy versions! With the printed versions however I agree that the more muted colours look better in relationship to one another.<\/p>\n<p>I then went on to use the Pantone cards for the colour combination exercise. I spread them out so I could see all the colours and created a grid of all the terms. The Postcards are not accurate Pantone samples so I knew there would be some colour variation when I moved onto digital versions but it felt like a more manageable way to attempt the exercise. I probably made a bit of a meal of the task but it got me to the end point I needed. I went through several steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As I worked through each word I made a note of the Pantone number<\/li>\n<li>Using the Pantone website I looked up a Hex number for each colour<\/li>\n<li>I set up two artboards in Illustrator and added the squares which are effectively three squares layered (there was probably a more effective way of doing this using outline but I wasn\u2019t sure how to do it)<\/li>\n<li>I started adding the colour initially a square at a time and then realised I could highlight the outer and inner square and fill them at the same time! (it all helps with my Illustrator learning)<\/li>\n<li>As I went I made notes on my sheet about any changes I made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/10\\\/exercise-understanding-colour\\\/\"}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-613 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/graphics.learningpictures.co.uk\/colour-squares_page_1\/'><img 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I also noticed that I have a tendency towards warmer, brighter colours and would seldom choose browns or greens. 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Then put the two groups side by side and ask the question, \u2018which one looks better?\u2019 Next try experimenting with placing colours together as Johannes Itten did. 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