MEDIA 203 ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHEVREULS SUCCESSIVE CONTRAST

MEDIA 203 ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHEVREUL’S SUCCESSIVE CONTRAST Presented By: Wendy Walker 5 -6 -2011

Michel Chevreul 1786 -1889 French Chemist Who Discovered Simultaneous Contrast Leading to Successive Contrast

Chevreul discovered that when a less dominant hue is put near a more dominant hue, it takes on the effect of the complimentary color around it

Examples: Can you tell whether the following less dominant hues inside the boxes are the same or different?

Same or Different?

Same

Notice how the silver takes on a green effect Notice how the silver takes on a pink effect

Blue Hue Same or Different?

Different

Lilac Hue Same or Different?

Same

Many artists such as Bridget Riley, Michael Freeman, and Richard Anuszkiewicz have given optical illusions to the world by using Successive Contrast in their artistry Bridget Riley

The next time you look at a piece of artwork, look to see if you can see any Successive Contrasts

The End Works Cited Gabriel-Petit, Pabini. "Color Theory for Digital Displays. " UXMatters. N. p. , n. d. Web. 7 May 2011. http: //www. uxmatters. com/mt/archives/2006/01/color-theory-for-digitaldisplays-a-quick-reference-part-ii. php. "Color Vision and Art. " Web. Exhibits. N. p. , n. d. Web. 7 May 2011. http: //www. webexhibits. org/colorart/simultaneous. html "Bridget Riley. " Op-Art. N. p. , n. d. Web. 7 May 2011. http: //www. op-art. co. uk/bridget -riley/ "Op Art. " Wikipedia. N. p. , n. d. Web. 7 May 2011. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Op_art