BLOG COLORS

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1.     Color is light.  Color is refracted light rays.  Objects appear to have a particular

color because all the light rays are absorbed except the color you are seeing.

       There are 3 primary colors.  primary means they cannot be created by mixing

2 colors together.  They are red, yellow and blue.  There are also 3 secondary

colors-created by mixing 2 primary colors, which are green, orange and violet.

Some colors are considered warm colors-red, orange and yellow.  And the others

are cool colors-blue, green and violet.

       Colors have 3 properties.  Hue is the name of the color.  All colors have a value,

how light or dark they are.  A normal value is the value we expect to see that color.

The third prperty is intensity.  Intensity refers to the purity of the color.   They can

be saturated and pure or dulled.  Artisits usually dull a color by adding grey to it.

       Colors definitely evoke emotion.  We all have favorite colors so it's impossible to

say we all get the same emotional feeling from the samee color, however, overall the

emotional experiences are veru similar.  Blue is definitely a peaceful, calming color

to me.  Yellow is alive and moving.  Purple is soothing and spring-like.  Red is loud

and alarming.  I tend to like the cool colors more.



2.     A theoritical aspect of color that fascinates me is how a color can affect our

appetiite.  I can understand colors affecting our moods and emotions but it's hard

for me to grasp that red can create hunger or an increased appetite!  I am going to

have to test this theory!



3.     Bold colors express strong emotions.  I really loved how Monet didn't paint

objects but rather colors.  And the colors he chose to use were so calming and

relaxing.  I noticed that all the artists featured in this video used red for anger, or

discomfort or as a focal point.  If red was used it seemed to be the highlight of the

painting.



4.     What fascinated me most about the colors in the artwork was not the use of

the color itself but the intensity of the colors themselves.  Pure blues and reds

created feelings of respect or admiration.  In contrast, the colors used to show

suffering or sadness are less intense-even greys and blacks are dulled.  I definitely

felt what the artist was conveying simply through the use of vibrant, pure colors or

murky greys or blacks or yellows.