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- Colour Theory
When you combine several sources of light of various colors the points where they overlap becomes whiter and whiter in contrast to pigment which only become darker or murkier
That is interesting Joe. At the moment I am working up a series of Colour Theory articles with the view of writing a course.
Amazing the different ways that artists view colour and all of its amazing intricacies.
Another great article thanks,
Jo
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thanks. Don't forget to include the psychology of color in the course on color theory since that is often the most important determination upon a color choice (i think I'm recalling that correctly).Somewhere at home I have a book called New Essays on the Psychology of Art by Rudolf Arnheim. There are a couple of essays on Color Theory in that book that may be worth looking up in one form or another if my memory serves.
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New Essays on the Psychology of Artby Rudolf Arnheim
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...
Not sure if that link will work but don't stress too much on that particular book. Just so that the psychology of color is taken into consideration. It was only briefly touched upon in my art classes if I remember but there were other things to cover at the time.
It may be a shame to say however that many art students, when asked, "Why do so many people like Van Gogh's Sunflowers?" will shrug or simply think , "hey he's a great artist and they like flowers, or it's just cool, like Starry Night."
But the main reason (hope I'm not completely off here) is that people indentify with the colors. The yellows and oranges and soft warm colors make them feel comforted. The Deep rich colors of starry night along with the curving motions of paint patterns calm us down. It's no coincidence that the colors are what they are. Take a picture of either of the aformentioned pieces and invert all the colors. Do you feel the same? Shift the hue a good third of the color wheel in one direction. Now how do you feel?
Of course Psychology in Color Theory comes after learning analogous colors and secondary colors and so on and so forth. To me it's something to consider once you understand a psychical response to color. Such as what putting Purple and Yellow lines alternating next to one another does to the eyes.
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Take a picture of either of the aformentioned pieces and invert all the colors. Do you feel the same? Shift the hue a good third of the color wheel in one direction. Now how do you feel?
Well!? That sounds like a good exercise to do? I hadn't thought of that?
I guess that is what I am doing with "Lime Green Flamingos" really.
Yes illusion and the rest. You would be surprised (Correction I guess you wouldn't) be surprised how large the topic is.
Thanks for your input Joe.
Jo
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