SELF ASSESSMENT

CREATIVE OUTPUT #2
“THE COLOR WHEEL FOR COLOR BLIND”

“In visual perception a colour is almost never seen as it really is.. This fact makes colour the most
relative medium in art.”
- Josef Albers, Interaction of Color, 1963

Brief:

Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency (CVD) is the inability or decreased
ability to see certain colors or perceive color differences. It occurs when light-sensitive tissue in
the back of the eye or the retina, fails to properly respond to variations in wavelengths of light,
which enable people to see different colors. Although color blindness is primarily an inherited
condition, it can also result from cataracts or trauma to the eye, as well as a number of diseases,
including Parkinson’s, Kallman’s Syndrome and diabetes. Damage to the retina caused by aging
can additionally cause color blindness. Color blindness is broken down into four distinct
categories:

1. Protanopia: Also referred to as “red weakness”,

individuals who suffer with this variation of red/green
color blindness are unable to perceive red light.

2. Deuteranopia: Also known as “green weakness”, this

type of red/green color blindness renders people
insensitive to green light (deuteranomaly) or unable to
perceive any green light at all (deuteranopia).

3. Tritanopia: Also referred to as “blue and yellow

weakness”, is far less common than its red/green
counterpart. Blue/yellow color blindness affects fewer
than 1 in 10,000 people worldwide.

4. Monochromacy: Also known as “complete color

blindness”, people who suffer from this are unable to
distinguish between any colors at all. Monochromacy is
extremely rare, occurring in 1 in 33,000 people.

What you’ll need for this plate:

- Pencils, Pen
- Compass
- Ruler
- Color Pencils, Watercolor or any coloring paraphernalia.
- 9”x12” sketch pad (or whatever size that you have)
- or any digital drawing software
 Referring to the brief stated above, choose one type of color blindness (except for
monochromacy) and create a 6” color wheel that mirrors your chosen type of color blindness. The
structure of your color wheel can be: depending on own your
style and preference.

You may refer to the image below for reference of color depiction: