Joy of Visual Perception
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/thejoy1.htm

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer Light and Color
http://www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor

Light speed: 186, 000 miles per second

 

Isaac Newton's Prism Experiment
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/newton.htm

 

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Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/spectru.htm

 

 

VIB G. YOR
(ROY G. BIV)

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Introduction to How We See Color
http://home.att.net/~l.hillier/Color.html

Cones in our eyes respond to one of three ranges of wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum.

What do you see in the circle below?

For persons who have cones that perceive a wider bandwidth of the color spectrum in the red and green color ranges, the eye has difficulty distinguishing different colors.



Interactive Color Blindness Test

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Color IQ Test

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If cones see color, what do rods do?

The rods in our eyes perceive contrast, so highlights and shadows are always relative values.

Here's Proof

More Eye Games

The Magic Disappearing Dots

Highlights and Shadows

Even though all lighting sources may be considered white light, the temperature of the source can be viewed as different colors.

Additive color mixing involves multiple sources of light with different colors in each source.

Primaries of Light
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/3color.htm

Interactive Color Mixing

Subtractive color mixing involves a single source of light with different colors absorbing various wavelengths of the color spectrum.



Courtesy of Jan-Eric Nyström, Helsinki, Finland and The American WideScreen Museum, Houston, Texas

Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing Further Explained
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/additive-subtractive.htm

Comparison of Additive and Subtractive Primay Colors
Secondary colors of one system serve as the primary colors for the other.

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Primaries and Secondaries of Additive Color Mixing

Reading the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) Curve

Experiment with Color Spectrums

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Theatrical Use of Color

Colored Gel Media	Dichroic Filter

Experiment with Interactive Additive and Subtractive Mixing

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Primaries and Secondaries of Additive Color Mixing


Reading the Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) Curve

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Experiment with Color Spectrums

Interactive Color Mixing

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Complimentary Color Mixing

Mixing two colors to achieve white light involves using one primary color and a secondary color created by the other two primary colors.

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Color Mixing for the Stage


Warm Color
Rx 01 - Light Bastard Amber

Cool Color
Rx 63 - Pale Blue

Neutral Color
Rx 51 - Surprise Pink

Color Mixing

From Color in Light
by Larry Wild

Make a Splash with Color
http://sizzle.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/

Color Vision & Art
http://webexhibits.org/colorart/anuszkiewicz.html

Subtractive Color Mixing
http://www.yorku.ca/eye/colormx3.htm

Additive Color Mixing Java Demonstration
http://javaboutique.internet.com/ColorFinder/

Color Science
http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/color.html

Why is the Sky Blue?
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/light/u12l2f.html

Swatchbook Ballet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6ehBSyd1Q

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