Color Theory

This assignment was focusing on color and movement. We had reviewed color relationships and needed to demonstrate our understanding of those color relationship and convey movement for each of 5 requested relationships. The image should be abstract and not representative of real item, a flower for example. Building on what we learned from Gestalt, to use color and shape to convey an intention, for this, movement. As seems to be a common theme when starting each assignment, I have to shake off the “deer in the headlights” feeling and put aside my worry. Once I got more comfortable with the software, I was able to lean into the fun of what this assignment can offer.

Software used: Adobe Illustrator

Achromatic or Neutral

Here I was thinking of creating movement by capturing the idea of zooming in on a ripple or shimmer. How would the light shift along the gradient in the most simple and pure way to capture movement with just the light and darkness that light would create, white on its way to black, light as it bounces to darkness and blackness.

Basic Primary Colors

Here as I was allowing the digital brush to move freely. with the primary colors, my mind went to jazz with the sound of trumpets blaring as one dances to what they feel through their senses of sound and what the movement and sounds would look like as depicted in color.

Complementary Colors

For complementary colors, my mind wandered to images and scenes that provoke feelings of calm and coordination, like the sun setting and the waves crashing. Two separate forces that when observed from enough of a distance, they seem to be working together intentionally.

Analogous Colors with a warm relationship

Thinking of analogous colors with a warm relationship generated the challenge to create a buzz in the movement. The colors are already full of life and energy and allowing them to rotate and move together in my mind would create a charge.

Analogous Colors with a cool relationship

Analogous colors with a cool relationship, made me think of a shape moving through space and iterations of what sort of shape it is, could be, can be, wants to be, aims to be. This cool pallet allows the mind to calmly flow through the journey of what it means to be defined as one thing with the interest and openness in becoming, and considering becoming something new.