Colour value

This week we learnt about colour values such as shading and tinting colours. A shade is a darker hue and a tint is a lighter one. A tint is created by mixing white for a higher colour value and black for a lower value(shade). However this is not always the best way to produce tints and shades as it can create unwanted colours.

Tints and shades have always got a lower saturation value than pure hue colour. Colours of the same lightness and saturation are called nuance. Whereas colours of the same hue and lightness but of varying saturation are the tints and shades.

Creating an image entirely of tints and shades creates an overall very gentle and desaturated feel to a piece which if used correctly can create a beautiful neutral image. It will not be too dominant or strong on the eyes. Whereas an image made up of pure hue colours will be very bold and bright.

Generally using tints and shades for an overall image and then some pure hue will draw the attention to that point making a focal point for the image.