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I selected this photo because it shows how a similarity in temperature, intensity and value of hues affect the overall feel of an image. Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a color. Most of the colors featured in this … Continue reading →

Color is all around us; nearly everything that we can see or touch has color. Good use of color goes beyond making a composition eye-catching or pretty to look at – designers use color to emphasize, to detract, to highlight, … Continue reading →

I learned about this fresco in my history of fine arts class. It really caught my attention with its vivid, yet colorful, portrayal of such a gruesome and awesome scene. In the top right lies the angels whom watch over … Continue reading →

This illustration artwork is done by the artist Sylvain Sarrailh. The artwork commissioned by “MrSucidedSheep” for a music video, the song is called “Need you” (feat. Día Frampton) by Illenium. The song and the artwork match well together. Color, just … Continue reading →

Color has such a huge impact when it comes to looking at an image. Color can help in directing a viewer’s eye, color can help with making certain parts of the image stand out more than the rest, color can … Continue reading →

I pulled this picture from the National Geographic Travel website. Not only is it beautiful, but it captures the hillside of Santorini at sunset. Looking at the white/tan building there is a lot of color contrast between that and the … Continue reading →

The example above shows a color-blind test used to determined what kind of “Color-blind” a person is based on how they see reds, greens, yellows, and blues. I chose this example specifically because it exemplifies contrasting colors and interaction of … Continue reading →

In the color-filled design at right, there are many basic reasons responsible for the success of the scheme used. For starters, the colorful rounded oblongs our astronaut is falling through are comprised of complimentary colors. The darker shades of red, … Continue reading →