Tone and Color

     

      Because I am interested in graphic design, I chose this typography artwork that contains both tone and color. Here, tone creates perception. The usage of tonal range shows shadowing around the edges on the right side of face, almost indicating that there is a light source coming from the top-left side of the image. Therefore shadow can indicate the positioning of an object. It is also evident in her sunglasses which happens to be facing downwards. The tonal range also adds more details to the woman's appearance. Here, it distinguishes the shape of her nose and eyes. Tone has a relationship with dimension. The variation in lightness and darkness that you see in the woman's face makes her seem more real by making her facial features pop out, such as her nose and eyebrow bone structure. If it weren't for tone, there probably would be no dimension, making the woman appear to look more cartoon-like instead of an actual person. Therefore tone is necessary in order to create the visual effect of a 3-dimensional illusion on a 2-dimensional medium.

    Color is used as a pop-out effect in this artwork. As humans are naturally drawn to things that catch attention, the color purple is used to catch the viewer's attention onto the woman's appearance. Color may also be used to convey emotion or come attached with a meaning. Although emotion and meaning can vary from person to person, it will still convey some sort of interpretation. For me, when I see the color purple on this image, I interpret it as expressing a sense of fashion. And that is due to the fact that the purple is visible in her makeup (eyeshadow & lipstick), her nails, and sunglasses. Color has a relationship with tone. Although color is not necessary in getting a message out as tone can do the job by itself, color does fulfill the decorative aspect of tone. Here, the color purple builds a richer visual effect to draw a viewer's attention. The varied shades found in color creates more tonal options for a user to add in a design compared to just grey tonal range.