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Design Course
Colour and Form - II
The Fundamentals of Colour
by
Grey Scale
Exercise - 1:
Grey Scale:
Duration:
1/2 day, Individual exercise
Objective:
Other than increasing the response threshold of the observer the exercise has a good measure of skill also thrown into it.
Mode:
• Make 16 or more distinct shades of gray using paints and brushes.
• Cut rectangle of 7X2 cm.
• Arrange the rectangles in a gray scale.
Materials:
White and black poster colour, flat/round brushes, ivory/cartridge sheet.
Discussion:
Achromatic colours, human eye and perception of grey, Gray- Applications and implications in design, The Weber Fetchner Law, Psychological effects of grey.
