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COLORING TUTORIAL

  • Writer: adrian guisihan
    adrian guisihan
  • Jan 13, 2021
  • 2 min read

COLORING

Why is Color Important in Art?

Megan Coyle. When Earth Meets Water.



Color can tell you a lot about a work of art. Bright colors can make you feel happy while darker colors can make you feel glum. There are also specific colors that remind us of different emotions. For example, what does the color blue remind you of? What about red?

Warm colors like yellow, orange, red, and pink, can make a picture look brighter. Yellow is a more joyful color while red is a color that reminds us of the emotion anger. However, the way a work of art feels depends on how you use those colors. Although red makes us think of anger, take a look at this collage. How does it make you feel? Did you notice the color of the background? Since the background is a cool color, the warm color red and the cool background were balanced. One color didn’t overpower the other, so the red didn’t make us feel as anxious as it would have if there was more of it.



MEANING OF EACH COLOR



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Color also does a lot of work in communicating a character’s personality. Normally, people associate darker colors like black, purple, and gray with bad or at least more shadowy types of characters.

Lighter colors like pink, white, blue, and yellow are more often associated with good guys and pure intentions. Bold red, yellow, and blue lend themselves to heroism thanks to a lot of use in comic books. You can use too much color, however. Colors should add to your character’s personality, not distract from it. The most iconic character designs have only a few colors. Think of Scooby Doo or Bugs Bunny.

They don’t have a massive color palette, but they are very successful designs that have remained recognizable for decades. Too much color confuses viewers. They won’t know where to look since there’s simply too many points of interest on your character design. Try to use three base colors with value variations on them when needed.


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