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Short notes on the colour blue








I had no idea that in lots of films they will deliberately dress a weak character in pale blue so the audience senses that. Interesting stuff!


Blue

·      Pale blue is passivity and powerlessness. It is also associated with the ambiguous. In a blue environment, people become passive and introspective. A colour to think but not act (Hamlet). Story about a Notre Dame football coach who painted the visitors locker room blue and his own team’s red to fire them up. Won every home game season after season.
·      Some days are pale blue grey when you don’t feel like doing anything. Perfect colour choice for a character who is about to change from passive to active.
·      Steel blue and dark indigo are the colours most associated with intellect and least associated with sensual.
·      Blue-green/turquoise inspires openness and interaction – people lose track of time – perfect for friends having fun when they make a connection
·      Blues are statically people’s favourite colour, because people think of it in different ways. It is important to test blues on your audience.
·      Bright and bold blue (royal blue) can denote power

·      When we see horrible actions take place in a blue atmosphere, we can identify with the helplessness of the victims

Lots of notes

I'll be typing up my notes from this book and other sources. I firmly believe in ruining books by bending pages and underlining. I am reading this book to learn after all!




How NOT to Color Comics! - Part 1 - AIRBRUSH ALL THE THINGS

Warm vs Cool Colors

OK
so this is a very basic introduction to warm vs cool colours. But as i am learning I have found out that even red can have cool shades and warm shades.

All this is no unnatural for me. Kinda understand why some people are just naturally gifted at colours and fashion.