Elements of DesignCristian Grace D. NaniongSource: Clothing Technology (Made Easy)

Color is the visual perceptual property corresponding

in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects or materials based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra. By defining a color space, colors can be identified numerically by their coordinates.

Color Charts

Prang Color Chart- has 12 color divided into 3 charts: Primary, Secondary and Intermediate

Munsell Color Chart- has 10 colors divided into 2 parts Chromatic and Saturation

Properties of Color

Hue- Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically, as the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow.

Primary colors are sets of colors that can be combined to make a useful range of colors. For human applications, three primary colors are usually used,

A secondary color is a color made by mixing two primary colors in a given color space.

A tertiary color is a color made by mixing either one primary color with one secondary color, or two secondary colors, in a given color space

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. Grey is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color. "It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead.

Value is the lighness and darkness of a color

Intensity or Chroma- In colorimetry and color theory, colorfulness, chroma, and saturation are related but distinct concepts referring to the perceived intensity of a specific color.

Color Harmony in Clothing Monochromatic used various value and

intensities Analogous- utilized color which are

closely related Complementary or Split Color- involves

direct opposites on the color wheel Triadic Color- any three color that are

same distance on the color wheel

Lines Directional line- horizontal, vertical etc.

Structural Line- necklines , armholes, hem lines, darts, side seams, sleeves, collars, tucks, and pleats

Shapes of faces

Shapes of Neckline

Texture In the visual arts, texture is the

perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Use of texture, along with other elements of design, can convey a variety of messages and emotions.