Bezold Effect

1. Bezold Effect
ART 251

2. Wilhelm Von Bezold, A 19th Century Rug
Designer, Discovered an OPTIC AL
INTERACTION Effect,Which Now Carries His
Name,The BEZOLD EFFECT. He Found That
He Could Change the Entire Appearance of
His Designs by Substituting a Different Color
For the Color Which Occupied the Most Area.

9. Objective: To create a 4-quadrant radial
design in which the total effect of the
perceived hues used are altered by the
change of ONE dominant hue.
• Because you are creating 4
quadrants, there will be 4 different
design alterations due to the Bezold
Effect.

10. The 2nd, 3rd & 4th designs should alter the
colors in HUE, INTENSITY, and/orVALUE.
The tone of your designs may shift from
warm/cool, light/dark, bright/dull.