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5.1: Final Exam Essay

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    Introduction

    Write in your own words, do not copy and paste the text (this is plagiarism). Each question is worth 20 points for 100 points total.

    Submitting Your Essay

    Submit your essay in the Final Essay Assignment in Canvas. It must be in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, Google doc, or .pdf.

    Guidelines

    • Include the number of the question you're answering before your essay answer. Pay attention to what the question is asking. There may be more than one part to each question.
    • Answer each question section in paragraph format, one paragraph for each question, minimum.
    • Use complete sentences and correct grammar.
    • Go into detail in your writing. Do not over-simplify your answers.
    • Write clearly and cleanly for best results.

    Questions

    Research chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 in Color: A workshop for artists and designers (Hornung, 2012).

    1. Describe the principal of optical mixing and discuss the types of images that use this process.
    2. Discuss one major artist who uses optical mixing.
      1. Give the artist’s name, title of the work, medium and date.
      2. Describe how the optical mixing process is used in the artist’s work.
    3. Who is Josef Albers?
      1. What did he contribute to color theory?
      2. Describe one of one of his classic experiments.
      3. Give one of Josef Albers’ quotes.
    4. Discuss the differences between median and dark transparency. Describe how you achieved the two types of transparency in your own Transparency and Space project.
    5. What are the factors that influence color harmony?
      1. Discuss ways in which hue, value and saturation can contribute to or disrupt color harmony.
      2. In which cases are bridge tones helpful?
    6. Describe two approaches to color inventory. Discuss reasons an artist might want to create color inventories.

    This page titled 5.1: Final Exam Essay is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Marcelle Wiggins.

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