CGA 115Professor Mary A. Malinconico

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Color ModelsScreen, Print and Other

Color Models on the Computer There are several color models that can

be used to create colors on the computer RGB CMYK HSB Specialty Colors

Color on the Screen The computer monitor creates color by

using the three primary colors Red Green Blue

RGB Color This color model is used for creating

graphics for display on the SCREEN for: Web Pages Multimedia Presentations Etc.

CMYK Color Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

These colors used for the PRINTING industry.

HSB or HSV HSB - Hue, Saturation, Brightness HSV - Hue, Saturation, Value Hue = refers to the spectral color such

as green or blue Saturation = indicates the purity of the

color or strength of the color Value or Brightness = a colors lightness

or darkness - its luminance or value.

Painter

Painter Let’s Open Painter Go to the File Menu and Select New…

Setting Resolution and Canvas Size Before you create a new canvas, you

need to set the Resolution in PPI or Pixels Per inch

YOU MUST SET RESOLUTION!!! You need to set the canvas size as well

Be Careful !!!

Make Sure you set the Resolution

AND the Canvas Size in INCHES not PIXELS

You will end up making a VERY Small image – like the size of a stamp!

PPI and Canvas Size Canvas Size = 800 by 800 pixels

At 72 pixels per inch = canvas is 11 inches by 11 inches

At 150 pixels per inch = canvas is 5.3 inches by 5.3 inches

At 300 pixels per inch = canvas is 2.6 inches by 2.6 inches

PPI and Canvas 800 / 72 = 11 inches 800 / 150 = 5.3 inches 800 / 300 = 2.6 inches Understand??? So Always Set the Canvas size using

inches and resolution

Painter Interface Menus Tools Palettes Setting your workspaces

Paint Brushes in Painter There are MANY different paint brushes

in Painter Brush Category - board categories of

brushes in Painter - 32 categories Brush Variant - specific types of brushes

within a Brush category - number varies per brush

Selecting Color in Painter There are several methods of selecting

color in Painter Colors Palette Color Mixer Color Sets

Corel Painter