Who, at first glance at a painting, has never said: “Oh, what beautiful colors!” How to extract these colors? Do they determine the final impression… Read More »Color Palette Extraction and Colored Context
What is the color of your nights? Are they mysterious or rather festive? What colors evoke dreams for you? Does insomnia have a color? Is… Read More »Challenge #8 The colors of the night
For this article, I leave the pen, or rather the keyboard, to Alain Huet. We both share a passion for art and the desire to… Read More »The colors of the Master’s paintings and…yours
What colors evoke this magical moment for you, after sunset and before nightfall? That moment when lights come on here and there but still struggle… Read More »Challenge #7 The Magic Hour Palette
In the previous challenge, I suggested that you begin your exploration of the world of colors by limiting yourself to a few, thus restricting your… Read More »Challenge #4 Playing with Complements
If you like colors, you will be tempted to combine them in numbers, whether to decorate your living room or to make a canvas. Or else, you will not know where to start, and, for fear of making a mistake in taste, you will stay with blacks, greys and whites, in short, with neutral colors.
In the first case, you would take too many risks, because the more different shades there are, the more difficult it is to manage their interactions. In the second case, you wouldn’t dare enough, you would remain in the comfort of neutrality.
The solution is to start with a limited palette and explore all the harmonies it offers; this is the purpose of this third challenge.
You now know the GORC recipe: Getting inspired-Observe-Reproduce-Create.
Read More »Challenge #3 Explore a limited palette