Color scheme

the lighting is too bright and harsh, the image can appear washed out, overexposed, and dull and lifeless in color. If the lighting is softer, as often found during the “golden hour,” most colors have more contrast and appear vibrant and alive. The “golden hour” occurs just after sunset or sunrise, when the colors in the sky appear redder and the sun’s lighting is softer. When the colors in a photograph are more vibrant, the photograph tends to be much more visually appealing, showcasing the…

very closely and see the paint on the canvas flow through each brush stroke, see the colors expand and blur, and see how the lights play off the soft, vibrant colors. Watch the swirls expand out into an infinite space in time . The paint flies beyond the canvas and the shadows and reflections blur into one. The pinks, blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and browns blend together to create a symphony of colors. There is a stigmata in the Lili pad brush strokes and a legato in the lines of…

land on earth. The color brown stands for healing, home, honesty, security, and foundations. White is also shaded into the painting and is also the color that stands out the most. The white in the painting acts as a light to brighten the artwork and to capture your attention on Child Blue. The color white stands for purity, cleanliness, and virginity. All these colors help enhance the painting because they all have a special meaning to them and if you know the meaning of these colors you will…

The Atomic Age. The time period after the development of the first nuclear bomb. In 1938 research begins and the race to whom can create the first nuclear, or "atomic" weapon, is underway. Not long after nuclear physicist Niels Bojr declares that German scientists had achieved atomic fission, but the United States where not far behind. Germany may have won the race, but their efforts became futile once Hitler began persecuting the Jewish scientists. These scientists then escaped to the U.S.,…

Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer created “Monoliths #2,” in 1978. This piece of artwork is a mixed media that incorporates chalk, paint, water and other mediums to create an engaging piece of art. “Monoliths #2” focuses on different shapes, colors, and lines to create an abstract view of the world around her. The artwork is four feet by four feet but seems much larger when one actually stands in front of the piece which is located at Ackland Museum of Art. This artwork is displayed in the “European and…

Color is present in every aspect of life in the way we view objects, admire people and imagine while we are dreaming. They enhance the perceptual experience that a human has with the world to such an extent that a world without color would be vague. Colors influence how we behave and interpret the world an example of this would be, how we correlate green with continuation and red with termination due to the traffic lights we encounter on an everyday basis. As we are exposed repeatedly to these…

Color is the appearance of things as a result of reflecting light. Colors are all around us. Color plays a very significant role in our lives and it has the capability to influence our feelings, our actions, and emotions in many aspects. Colors can irritate your eyes, raise your blood pressure or repress your appetite. Many people consider colors as powers, and that colored stones are very influential. 1, 2 In color psychology, the colors we choose to show the world are direct…

gave him an inspiration to concentrate on art. One of the things that he did with passion during his childhood was painting which enabled him to master color leading to development of his current career of a makeup artist. Immediately after high school education he…

create vivid works of art. Katz’s is known for his flat landscape paintings that are on display in the exhibition, “Katz's monumental landscape paintings are executed in what is now considered a signature style characterized by flattened planes of color, shallow pictorial space, and lean, reductive but acutely descriptive lines” (Alex Katz, This Is Now). For example, in…

Conjuring As the noose dangles, dread looms and by gazing upon The Conjuring’s movie poster that’s the intended effect. The Conjuring poster is effective through it’s the use of sinister imagery, an effective narrative told by the poster, and the colors used by the designer to give the poster an effective tone. Analyzing this poster will give the reader a better understanding as to why it succeeds in being an effective horror poster. Without reading the title, one can conclude that The…