Understanding Color.

How many times have you looked at a website, picture, or any other piece of art, and thought "Damn, that’s ugly!"?  Now we all should know that any art has it’s audience, and it may not be you.  I’m thinking beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Who is this Beholder anyway?

If you are looking at one of your art works, and keep thinking something is wrong, maybe it’s color.  Color is the most basic thing when it comes to any form of art.  It does not matter if it’s shit brown, or neon pink.

Picking one general color is usually a pretty simple thing, or is it?  What type of feeling are you trying to get across? What are you feeling?  Either of these are good places to start.  Every color can evoke a mood.

I was planning on writing a lengthy in-depth post about color, then I came across veerle.duoh.com.  Wow!  If you are stumped about color or want to learn more about color, then check her blog out.  Her post sums up what I was going to explain anyway, but in many more words (I know that makes no sense). 

Know that color is many times the key to creating an emotion in your art.  Choose wisely, and most important have fun. Don’t forget to experiment.  There are no rules, just guidelines.

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