Additive & Subtractive Brief 03

Computer Arts and Design: Technologies!

Sketchbook Notes

RGB and CMYK, what the difrence is between them and what each is used for

 Notes on colour theory

Colour Theory: Additive & Subtractive  Brief 3

Fig. 1 Book Quiet Mind by Susan Piver

CMYK: is a Subtractive Colour Mode for print it consists of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key Black that are used to make up the printed image. They are subtractive colours of RGB (Red, Green and Blue). The wavelengths are absorbed or reflected by inked paper, this is why subtractive CMYK colours are used.

Fig. 2 Translating the Words Of The Buddha, Website Logo

RGB:  is an Additive colour module for images on computer screens which is the way colours are shown on the screen consists of pixels with the colours Red, Green and Blue, that are used to make up an image though this limits what can be displayed colour wise.

Image References

Fig. 1 Elephant Journal, 2014, Logo, [online] Available at: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/12/quiet-mind-a-beginners-guide-to-meditation-susan-piver-ed/ 2014 Dec 3, 2008

Fig.2 Buddhist Literary Heritage, 2011, Logo, [online] Available at: http://www.buddhistliteraryheritage.org/  [Accessed 04/03/2014]