color+and+value

= = = = =**Color and Value**= **Color is an element of our visual perception that is related to how our eyes perceive light. We differentiate these perceptions and name them red, blue, yellow, etc. Architects use color in the choice of materials used to construct a building. These color choices can be quite subtle, as using a warm, yellow toned concrete instead of a cold gray base, or using a brownish brick instead of the traditional red. However, the architect must consider the color effect of every element of a building's construction, from the earthy colors of primary construction materials like wood, stone, brick and marble, to the expansive variety of colors available for paint, doors, windows, siding, and trim. Once chosen, the architectural drawings and sample boards tell a contractor exactly what color building materials to use when constructing a structure** ||
 * Color has three distinct modes: It's HUE, which is its color name, it's VALUE which is its lightness or darkness, and it CHROMA which is the purity and intensity of the color.**







=**Click this link to explore basic color theory in more detail**=

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=**Color Challenge**=
 * Part -1**
 * Using the website above as your resource answer the following questions**

What are analogous colors ?

 * Part -2**

Using the BBA campus as your resource identify and photograph at least eight distinct colors. Identify the name of the color where the picture was taken . Post to your e-portfolio
Answer the following questions in your e-portfolio underneath the previous submission

1.What meaning is being communicated or what mood/ feeling is experienced by the overall color scheme of the BBA campus? 2. Why do you think these kinds of colors were emphasized on the campus? 3.To what degree did the choice of materials for the building contribute to the overall color scheme of the campus?

Part - 3
Find a building in some location other than the BBA campus ( town of Manchester, or the town you live in) that uses color in a different and interesting way. Photograph it and post it to your e-portfolio. PLease include a notation as to it location and what the building is used for.

Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of meaning is being communicated, or what kind of mood/feeling is experienced by the colors used in this building? 2. Why do you think these colors were used? 3. How is the color scheme of this building different or the same as that of the buildings on the BBA campus?