The digital painting above is by the artist WLOP, and it contains amazing uses of color as do all of the works I have seen by WLOP. One of the color strategies used in the work is Warm & Cool. Warm & Cool is exactly as it sounds it is the contrast of two colors, one which is warm and another which is cool, in this instance the cool is everything but the jellyfish and the face of the person in the image, these instead are the warm. This strategy is used to create a dynamic, and almost a drama. The Warm & Cool also does something interesting it makes you feel something on an emotional level. It draws you in to the image with the intent of exploring it, it provides a zen state to those who view it. Color is a major reason for this, it is known as color psychology. I want to ask you as a person, how does the image make you feel? What images do you feel attached to. Feel free to think on your own or comment below, I would be more than interested in hearing from you all. Lastly this image has an amazing palette. The image although consisting of a relatively limited palette consisting of different shades of blues, blacks, skin tones, and oranges. It is extremely well planned for this exact painting.
is the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view. This range of wavelengths is called visible light. Typically, the human eye can detect wavelengths from 380 to 700 nanometers.
Color psychology is the study of the effect that colors have on emotions, behavior and feelings of people.
Color systems classify color and analyse their effects.
● The additive color system is used for colors of light such as light emitted from computers, phone screens, and projectors. Red, green, and blue are the primary colors
● The subtractive color system is used for pigments such as ink, dye, and paint. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the primary colors.
Change in Color is to use color to separate the foreground, midground, and background planes to create the illusion of depth and is commonly used in animation.
Local color is the natural color of an object unmodified by adding unrealistic light and shadow or any other distortion. The color that the eye observes is altered by lighting conditions such as time of day or the surrounding environment. The local color of a lemon is yellow.
The definition of a palette is the range of colors used in a particular composition or by any person who uses color such as an artist, house painter or interior decorator. An example of a palette is Vincent Van Gogh’s limited palette of hues in his Starry Night painting. Starry Night’s palette is a variety of blues, greens and yellows. Close up video of Starry Night lets you come closer than you could at the Museum of Modern Art.
Properties of Color Properties of color are hue, saturation, and brightness.The H, S, and B in the
Photoshop Color Panel stand for hue, saturation, and brightness.
● Hue is the named color around the color circle such as red, orange, green, yellow, violet, and blue.
● Saturation is the intensity or purity of a hue. Fire engine red is more highly saturated than brick red or the color of red wine.
● Brightness is the perceived intensity of light coming from a source such as a screen. On a color screen, brightness is the average of the red, green and blue pixels on the screen. Brightness is important to both color perception and battery life on mobile devices. Brightness of a screen can be adjusted.
Symbolism of color in art and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations. Diversity in color symbolism occurs because color meanings and symbolism occur on an individual, cultural and universal basis. Color symbolism is also context-dependent and changes over time.
1. Monochromatic means variations of a single hue such as a light blue and a dark blue or a greenish aqua blue and a lavender blue.
2. Achromatic color strategy integrates variations of black, white, gray, and a full range of neutrals.
3. Full Spectrum Strategy represents the full circle of spectral colors by incorporating at least five of the base hues.
4. In the Achromatic/Chromatic Mix strategy Achromatic colors dominate the composition with a chromatic hue accent.
5. Warm/Cool: Contrasting ‘temperatures’ of warm & cool. Cool colors appear on the green/blue/violet side of the color wheel. The colors on the red/orange/yellow side of the color wheel are called warm. Emphasis is on the contrast between warm and cool achromatics: brown - gold (warm), grays - silver (cool)
6. Saturation Similarities/Saturation Contrast
● Saturation Similarities: Hues may vary in this strategy, but all colors must have the same or very similar saturations.
● Saturation Contrast: Hues may vary but all colors must have significant contrast of saturation.
7. Value Similarities/Value Contrast
● Value Similarities: Hues may vary in this strategy, but all colors have the same or very close values.
● Value Contrast: Black (or dark desaturated hues) contrast with white (or very desaturated tints of hues). The Value Contrast strategy demonstrates strong distinction of value with the strongest example being between black and white.
8. Complementary Dyad creates a strong hue contrast. Complementary hues are located directly opposite each other on the color circle
9. Split Complementary strategies are based on two complements. To create a split complementary color strategy select one hue and contrast it with the hues on either side of its complement, such as Red & YellowGreen/BlueGreen.
10.A Tetrad strategy uses four equilateral hues from the color circle, such as Red, Orange, Green, Blue.
11.A Triad strategy uses three equilaterally balanced hues from the color circle, such as primary, secondary, or tertiary.
12.Analogous strategies collect 2 or 3 neighboring hues on the color circle.