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Reading from Josef Albers:

XII Optical mixture -- after-image revised

XIII The Bezold Effect (plates on pages 105-109)

XIV Color Intervals and transformation

XVI Color Juxtaposition-- harmony--quantity

 

BEZOLD EFFECT Exercise

MATERIALS and SPECS:

On a Piece of Illustration Board 6 x 11" Create Two 4 x 4" Repetitive or Pattern Designs, EQUAL in Every Respect,With the Exception of Their DOMINANT Hue.

Use colored paper, select at Least Four (4) Colors to Be Used in Your Pattern,

With One (1) Alternative Color for the Second Version of Your Design. The Second Design Should Alter the Visual Field of Your Colors in HUE, INTENSITY and/or VALUE.

The Overall TONE of Your Design May Shift From Warm to Cool, Dark to Light, or Bright to Dull.

Use What You Have Discovered o Make Your Design Dramatic and Invoke the BEZOLD EFFECT Successfully.