ADM Y1S1 foundation 2D
ego oct – nov 2016 instructor : shirley lim
PERSONALITY & TRAITS IN VARIOUS SETTINGS
INWARD & OUTWARD PORTRAYAL OF EMOTIONS
HOW DO OTHERS PERCEIVE IT?
COLOR THEORY
ROLE OF COLORS IN EVOKING THE FEELINGS
CONNOTATIONS OF COLOR SCHEME
SETTING
ME OR MY REACTION IN THE SETTING
MY MAIN REFERENCES
FORMAT
FOCUS
SUBJECT MATTER
AIM OF PROJECT
ME WHEN I AM ____
JOSEF ALBERS’ INTERACTION OF COLORS
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PASCAL CAMPION
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MARY BLAIR
SUBJECT MATTER In coming up with the specific traits and emotions I wanted to convey in this project, I decided to go with something simple so that I could be more experimental and symbolic with the subject matter, creating an interesting composition that provides good space for me to play around with the color scheme as well. The final content of my work is as such:
me when I’m ready to work
distractions
lazy, procrastinating me
reveals: that I’m easily distracted
me when I’m craving for thrill
an actual scary situation
timid me
reveals: my contradicting façade
me when I’m upset and lonely
the concern of my loved ones
able to move on quickly
reveals: that I’m easily cheered up
me when I’m alone
a group of loud people
extroverted me
reveals: that my personality changes with the environment I’m put into
COLOR THEORY (RESEARCH) I begun by firstly understanding the basics of color theory in order to determine an appropriate color scheme for my work.
primary
secondary
Color harmony = pleasing arrangement of colors. Harmony is something that is pleasing to the eye, and engages the viewer, evoking a sense of order and balance in the visual experience.
tertiary
Complimentary
Analogous Split Complimentary
ARTIST REFERENCES JOSEF ALBERS While Josef Albers has revolutionized visual culture with his exploration of color and its dynamics, it was this particular image of color combinations that inspired me. These tiles lay out a good example of color harmonies, with examples of mostly split complimentary and analogous harmonies. Something I realized about these examples is their use of monochromatic hues – both warm and cool greys – in unifying the other colors involved.. Cool greys are used with cool colors like navy blue, while warm greys are used with warm colors like orange.
ARTIST REFERENCES MARY BLAIR Another artist who immediately comes to mind when we’re talking about color theory is Mary Blair, a pioneer visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In particular, it was her concept art for the it’s a small world attraction at Disneyland that showcases brilliant color harmonies. What intrigues me about her use of color is how the vibrant shades of primary colors can be harmoniously put together with duller tertiary and secondary colors, and even the extremes of white and black.
ARTIST REFERENCES PASCAL CAMPION One of my favorites, if not my favorite illustrator of all time. All his color palettes make good sense, and coupled with lighting, each image conveys the essence and emotions of each depicted moment beautifully.
In all his paintings, it is clear that the color harmony formulae have been employed, but most of his illustrations make use of analogous color harmony.
It may also be worth noting that the illustrations incorporating all three primary colors (and/or tertiary colors of each group) tend to have a more wholesome, uplifting vibe.
Final work
Analogous harmony For this piece, I chose red as the base color, and used varying shades of red to unify the different colors. For variation, I also added a little but of purple and green with the bright yellow, the focal point of the image. As a whole, the color scheme was chosen with the intention of creating a lonely, unsettling mood. I knew I wanted it to be dark, and eventually decided for the dark colors to veer towards a warm red as this would evoke a greater sense of discomfort and frustration compared to a calm blue or green.
The palette for this piece consists of mostly greens and yellows. The use of analogous harmony here is appropriate because it creates a great sense of peace and order, altogether evoking a calm, peaceful atmosphere, which is exactly what I hoped to portray here, with me being alone and free.
Analogous harmony In re-evaluating the color harmony in this piece, I realized that the two dominant colors employed (orange and pink) are analogous, but the primary color which links them (red) has been eliminated. Yet, these two colors work well together, creating a pleasant harmony. The bright yellow used here once again serves as variation for the color palette.
This piece combines both analogous harmony and complimentary color harmony. Likewise, I felt that the combination of these colors create a decent harmony and effectively bring out the subject matter as it is.
Complimentary color harmony Quite evidently, the blue and orange used here are the complimentary colors. I combined them with the use of warm greys to create a more seamless transition between the two colors, and creating a greater sense of unity overall.
The complimentary colors here are purple and yellow, with deep pinks and blues complimenting them. I think the deep yet intense colors are apt in describing the quirkiness of this composition, how the gramophone is meant to represent an extroverted me.
Split complimentary color harmony
Both these pieces make use of the same pair of colors – blue and yellow, and together create split complimentary color harmony. The reason for this choice of colors is rather practical. For the first piece, I knew I wanted the sea to simply be blue, and so it made sense to create a split complimentary harmony with yellow to suggest illumination in the night. Likewise for the second piece, I started out with the color blue and while it initially began as an analogous harmony with varying shades of blue, I incorporated some yellow to balance the colors out and not let the piece seem too dull.
Monochromes harmony Personally, I feel that monochromatic palettes are more interesting when they make use of both warm and cool greys. As such, that was exactly what I did in creating this piece. The greys are tinted green, purple and yellow, giving the overall color palette more visual interest. Since this piece portrays a frightening situation and is meant to evoke (somewhat) a sense of menace and terror, I knew I wanted it to utilize monochromatic harmony. Perhaps the sense of terror comes in the sudden abrupt appearance of a brightcolored creature, and this contrast of color with the monochrome background creates a sudden disruption and disorder.
These two pieces make use of similar color palettes. A range of bright analogous colors are used, but they blend in well together because of the complimenting varying shades of each color. Overall, both of them evoke a great sense of peace appropriate to their respective subject matter.
In this piece, I incorporated all three primary colors. I wanted a vibrant color scheme for this piece because it’s meant to bring out the spirit and uplifting nature of these showers of love from my friends and family.
Special thanks Shirley G03 My family
Koh jie lyn Adm 2016