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09/28/2005 08:31:27 AM · #1 |
Do they have to be true complementary colours according to the colour wheel:
//www.r-project.org/screenshots/color-wheel.jpg
Or can we pair red with blue for example? |
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09/28/2005 08:40:59 AM · #2 |
I wondered the same thing, for a minute or two.
Here's what I think is going to happen. The top images for this challenge aren't necessarily going to have true complementary colors - they are going to be interesting images with colors that have good contrast against each other. So, to answer your question, I think an interesting, fun photo with blue and red would do quite well.
Thanks for the color wheel link. Quite helpful. ;^)
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09/28/2005 08:59:23 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Here's what I think is going to happen. The top images for this challenge aren't necessarily going to have true complementary colors - they are going to be interesting images with colors that have good contrast against each other. So, to answer your question, I think an interesting, fun photo with blue and red would do quite well.
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I agree with this 100%... there are many people who have no concept of the color wheel or who will interpret the term "complimentary colors" loosely:)
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09/28/2005 09:07:09 AM · #4 |
not sure this is true, did you see the results of the first one?
//www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=98
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09/28/2005 09:18:38 AM · #5 |
Good point. I hadn't visited that yet. Normally I try to avoid looking at prior runs of a repeat challenge until I have an idea in mind.
Looks like an awful lot of Red/Green in our future! Perhaps a splash of Blue/Yellow. ;^) BTW, Red/Blue did grab the 11 and 12 spots.
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09/28/2005 09:47:33 AM · #6 |
| In the former challenge, the description listed which colors were complimentary. I expect a number of people may interpret it as colors that complement each other (in a look nice together sort of way) without being given that info. |
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09/28/2005 09:50:37 AM · #7 |
For ease of reference:
For those of you who need a refresher, your main sets of complementary colors are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple.
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09/28/2005 09:52:51 AM · #8 |
Looked like yellow was across from blue in the color wheel.
Originally posted by rex:
For ease of reference:
For those of you who need a refresher, your main sets of complementary colors are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple. |
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09/28/2005 09:55:18 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Looked like yellow was across from blue in the color wheel.
Originally posted by rex:
For ease of reference:
For those of you who need a refresher, your main sets of complementary colors are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple. |
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Agreed but the text I pasted in was taken from the description found here:
//www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=98
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09/28/2005 10:01:57 AM · #10 |
Things that make you go hmmmm....
Well, I am partially colorblind - that explains a LOT of things. ;^)
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09/28/2005 10:04:50 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Things that make you go hmmmm....
Well, I am partially colorblind - that explains a LOT of things. ;^)
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Would be nice if we all can see you during voting :D hehe |
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09/28/2005 10:27:01 AM · #12 |
Here's a better color wheel...
clickity click...
Compl"E"mentary colors are direct opposites on the color wheel...blue and red are not compl"E"mentary colors but analogous colors...color theory can be amazingly complex but a whole lot of fun.
( Edit: I stand corrected...I know color but never said I was a good speller : P )
Message edited by author 2005-09-28 11:22:05. |
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09/28/2005 10:52:47 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Looked like yellow was across from blue in the color wheel.
Originally posted by rex:
For ease of reference:
For those of you who need a refresher, your main sets of complementary colors are red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple. |
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Another way of explaining it: yellow, blue and red are primary colors. To get a complementary color, you mix two primaries:
Yellow & Blue = Green. The Primary left over is Red. Red and Green are complementary colors.
Blue & Red = Purple. The Primary left over is Yellow. Yellow and Purple are complementary colors.
Red & Yellow = Orange. The Primary left over is Blue. Blue and Orange are complementary colors.
Where this challenge is going to be fun is voters identifying the colors correctly, considering all the differently calibrated monitors out there. |
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09/28/2005 10:59:01 AM · #14 |
There are, actually, two color wheels.
The first posted link in this thread takes you to the color wheel that refers to light as seen in the spectrum and as it affects mediums such as film and digital chips. The last example before my post takes you to a color wheel that would be used for paint and other reflective mediums-it's the one we're taught in grade school.
Also, it is compl-E-mentary color--not compl-I-mentary color.
(Complimentary colors would be ones that exchange nicities....
Red: "My that's a fine shade of teal."
Blue: "Why thank you, Red, you're looking very rosy yourself!")
edit for typos--probably didn't catch them all...
Message edited by author 2005-09-28 11:00:17.
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09/28/2005 10:59:33 AM · #15 |
Do you mind if I just stick with the color wheel? What you just said confused the h*ll out of me! ;^)
Originally posted by sfalice:
Another way of explaining it: yellow, blue and red are primary colors. To get a complementary color, you mix two primaries:
Yellow & Blue = Green. The Primary left over is Red. Red and Green are complementary colors.
Blue & Red = Purple. The Primary left over is Yellow. Yellow and Purple are complementary colors.
Red & Yellow = Orange. The Primary left over is Blue. Blue and Orange are complementary colors.
Where this challenge is going to be fun is voters identifying the colors correctly, considering all the differently calibrated monitors out there. |
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09/28/2005 11:02:37 AM · #16 |
Ok...wait a minute. I figured it out - what you said about primary leftovers, etc...
What happens if I like Teal Green or Burgundy?
Is the complementary color of Black...White?
Where's that color wheel again? He-he.
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09/28/2005 11:05:55 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Ok...wait a minute. I figured it out - what you said about primary leftovers, etc...
What happens if I like Teal Green or Burgundy?
Is the complementary color of Black...White?
Where's that color wheel again? He-he. |
Getting out my colorful crystal ball, I foresee a large number of 1s and 10s coming your way... |
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09/28/2005 11:08:16 AM · #18 |
| Black and white are not true colors, so you will likely get zinged by a number of voters with a B&W picture.... |
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09/28/2005 11:08:59 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
...Getting out my colorful crystal ball, I foresee a large number of 1s and 10s coming your way... |
Ok - I'm heading out for a cup of Coffee!
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09/28/2005 03:03:55 PM · #20 |
Ok this is a cool site I found while trying to explain how if you look at a color for a long time it's opposite color will show up around the edge and if you look at a white object afterwards you will see this opposite color. This is really neat. Read the directions first.
//www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/
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09/28/2005 04:36:35 PM · #21 |
There's a good article at //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel
There are at least three color wheels:
1. RGB, the additive colors (colors of light)
2. CMY, (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) the subtractive colors (used for printing) (seems to have the same distribution as RGB, but swaps the secondary colors for the primary ones.)
3. RYB, traditional color wheel (the previous complementary colors challenge used this wheel)
So can anyone shed more light on this? Which color wheel do we humans percieve? That is, in general photography (not the contest) should we use the complements
RGB: Red-Cyan, Green-Purple, Blue-Yellow or
RYB: Red-Green, Yellow-Purple, Blue-Orange
Just to throw a monkey-wrench into things, //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_perception claims that "In most Old World primates there are three types of color receptors, known as cone cells, that are maximally receptive to short, medium, and long wavelengths of light (known as S-, M-, and L-cones and roughly corresponding to blue, green, and yellow), allowing for trichromatic color vision." and lumps humans in with Old World primates. |
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09/28/2005 04:42:04 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by sabphoto:
Ok this is a cool site I found while trying to explain how if you look at a color for a long time it's opposite color will show up around the edge and if you look at a white object afterwards you will see this opposite color. This is really neat. Read the directions first.
//www.michaelbach.de/ot/col_rapidAfterimage/ |
Tried it, all I can see now are loads of coloured spots going round!
That's pretty kewl, a good party trick. Thanks
Steve |
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09/28/2005 05:11:39 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by hankk:
There's a good article at //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel
There are at least three color wheels:
1. RGB, the additive colors (colors of light)
2. CMY, (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) the subtractive colors (used for printing) (seems to have the same distribution as RGB, but swaps the secondary colors for the primary ones.)
3. RYB, traditional color wheel (the previous complementary colors challenge used this wheel)
So can anyone shed more light on this? Which color wheel do we humans percieve? That is, in general photography (not the contest) should we use the complements
RGB: Red-Cyan, Green-Purple, Blue-Yellow or
RYB: Red-Green, Yellow-Purple, Blue-Orange |
My thoughts exactly! I'm confused as to which compliments to use. Color theory in my art class dealt with RYB whilst most photography books I've read seem to use RGB (and their compliments of CMY). I'm guessing that either will do well because no matter which set of compliments are used, they all provide nice color contrast.
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09/28/2005 05:16:32 PM · #24 |
The first challenge did not have many complementary colors - but contrasting ones, so I'm confused. Why say one thing and then ribbon others? Red and green are contrasting, red and orange are complementary. Yellow and Blue are contrasting, green and blue are complementary. Complementary are colors beside one another on the wheel.
What's a girl to do?????
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09/28/2005 05:19:53 PM · #25 |
Oh, I was partially wrong
Just found this:
The complementary colour of a primary colour (red, blue, or yellow) is the colour you get by mixing the other two primary colours. So the complementary colour of red is green, of blue is orange, and of yellow is purple.
ΓΆ€ΒΆ What about secondary colours?
The complementary of a secondary colour is the primary colour that wasn't used to make it. So the complementary colour of green is red, of orange is blue, and of purple is yellow.
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