Simultaneous Contrast

Simultaneous contrast refers to apparent changes in hue, value, and saturation that are created by adjacent colors.

EXERCISE 1:
In this exercise, your task is to make a single color appear as two different colors. Begin by placing two small rectangles of the same size and color on two backgrounds of different colors. Then, adjust the background colors to produce the most dramatic change possible between the two smaller rectangles. You will create four variations of this exercise organized onto a single 11 x17 design. 

Examples of simultaneous contrast:

EXERCISE 2:

In this exercise, your task is to make two different colors appear to be one and the same color. Begin by placing two small rectangles of differing colors on two backgrounds of different colors. Then, adjust the background colors until the smaller middle rectangles both look like the same color. You will create four variations of this exercise organized onto a single 11 x17 design. No words need to be on this page.

Examples for Exercise 2:

Upon completion of this exercise, two 11 x 17 designs should appear in your portfolio.

Hue, Saturation, Brightness

HUE SATURATION BRIGHTNESS

Using only a single complex shape of various sizes and colors, you will create three separate designs. One design should utilize gradations in hue, while keeping all of the colors at maximum saturation. One design should utilize gradations in saturation, while retaining both a fixed hue and value. And one design should utilize gradations in brightness, while retaining a fixed hue and saturation.

Each design should use variations in scale, proximity, and arrangement to produce rhythm and texture. Each design should feel different; each design should evoke different emotional responses.

Your shapes may overlap, but please do not use an outline or a stroke on your shape(s). 

There should be no white background visible on the page.

The minimum number of shapes on any page is twenty.

Each Design should be 8.5 x 11 and printed on and 11 x 17 page.