Comments on: Color Temperature and The Super Color

By: Judith Reeve

Judith Reeve — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:42:15 +0000

Judith, Reflected light is that part of the shadow that is receiving non-direct light. It is a reflection of the light source but not as strong- say my light source is north light, then the reflected light will be cool and carry a blue or violet color. This only remains true if the reflected light is in a sense unimpeded by say, drapery, a floor or another part of the flesh, etc. If it is drapery, the reflected light will take on that color- if the drape is say, red, the reflected light will take on this color red. If it is say, a floor that is green- as the light comes through a window and hits the floor and bounces up into the flesh, the flesh will take on this color of green. But if the light hits another part of the flesh and bounces back into the shadow, this reflected light will take on a warm color, ie., orange, red ect. The closer the two parts of the figure are together, the more warm and intense this reflected light will be. If two parts of the flesh are touching, there will be a dark accent at the juncture and it will be warm. I hope this clarifies some things.

By: Judith Reidy

Judith Reidy — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:00:42 +0000

Could you explain this further. “Other things to remember are that reflected light mimics the general light source and contrary to this- the reflected light that occurs when illuminated flesh reflects back into the shadow area is warm; and where flesh meets flesh, that dark accent will also be warm”

By: Value vs. Temperature

Value vs. Temperature — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:32:34 +0000

[...] Art Spirit, p.57; see further discussion on Henri’s sense of temperature in my piece titled, Color Temperature and the Super Color, and A Theory of Colored [...]

By: Whit Prentice

Whit Prentice — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:15:01 +0000

Very clearly and succinctly put. I will print this and tape it to my easel.