Color Attributes

There are literally millions of colors! But fortunately, they can be divided into just a few color
families. And every color can be described in terms of having three main attributes: hue,
saturation and brightness.
Hue is identified as the color family or color name (such as red, green, purple). Hue is directly
linked to the color's wavelength.
Saturation, also called "chroma," is a measure of the purity of a color or how sharp or dull the
color appears.
Brightness, also called "luminance" or "value," is the shade (darkness) or tint (lightness) of a
color. Areas of an evenly colored object in direct light have higher brightness than areas in
shadow.

Lines of direction
Horizontal
Horizontal lines travel from left to right and are relative to the horizon. A horizontal line is any
line parallel to the horizon and in art usually refers to the line far away that represent the joint
between the sky and the earth.
Vertical
Vertical lines travel up and down.
Diagonal
Diagonal lines go in two directions.
One kind of diagonal line goes down from left to right. Starting from the right, it can also go up
to the left. It means the client is feeling calm.

*Horizontal lines can represent calmness and tranquility whereas vertical lines tend to have
more of a grandeur effect. Curved lines tend to represent nature as well as confusion and
busyness.
Diagonal lines represent movement.
Thick lines can represent anger whereas thin lines can represent shyness, or invisibility.

TYPES OF LINES
Actual lines are marks or objects that are real lines; they exist physically. Examples of actual
lines include lines painted on a highway, tree branches, lines incised on the surface of
gravestone, telephone poles, neon signs, and words on a page. Contour lines define the edges
of objects, like the sides of a bookcase, the edges of a table, a boulder, a window. Contour lines
define both the edges of the object and the negative space between them, such as the space
between the rungs of a ladder.
Implied lines are lines that we see in our mind’s eye that fill in the spaces between objects,
such as a line of lights in the ceiling and the rows of windows in a large office
building. Implied lines are also found in the gaze between two people. We imagine a line that
goes from one person’s eyes to the other. Implied lines can also extend beyond the edges of an
artwork.
A psychic line is not a line which is seen, but one which is felt as a mental connection that exists
between two elements. The eyeline of a character is a good example. If a character looks
toward an object, the viewer will also look. These psychic lines are very powerful and can be
difficult to minimize if they are distracting.