Composition and colourLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the terms concerning colour and composition.
You perceive the structure and function of the human body in the plastic composition aspect (in the field of sculpture) and know how to handle the common materials of three-dimensional composition.
You become familiar with the opportunities presented by colour in your own field of study through visual observation.
You are able to take advantage of different colour harmony models and recognise subtractive, additive, and optic colour mixing.
You understand the physics of light and its interaction with surface and the mechanisms of human colour vision.
You understand the associated relationships between colour and symbolic emotional meaning.
You have learned how to mix colours in both pigment and digital media.

Content

How to observe, form, and compose an object in 3D materials?
How to examine and measure the phenomena of colour mixing in light and pigment?
How to interpret colour meanings through emotional or cultural references?
How to design colour palettes that reflect emotional context?
How to build colour palettes in both pigment and digital media?

Accomplishment methods

A student who has reached level 3 is able to:
– use the professional vocabulary associated with colour and plastic composition appropriately.
– look for information relating to colour theory and its application within game design from the key sources in the field.
– use the principle colour models appropriately and understands the methods used in colour mixing.