My favorite color is the blue-green color and the orange and purple with part of the triad. For my emphasis point I think I want it to be my eyes and eyebrow area. Although in every photo I made my emphasis area the same color as my hair, I think it still stands out the most because of the contrast against my face color. In each photo the eyes and eyebrows are what I see and many others see first so I think I did well with that. I chose that for my emphasis area because just on eyes alone, you can tell a lot about someone as shown in our previous project.
Overall, the projects steps helped run through the process smoothly. To begin with the color wheel and color study helped know more about the colors I chose for my final delivery. I began with the color wheel and correcting any colors that didn’t flow. From there, I chose to focus on Lavender as my favorite color for the template. I learned things I did not know before, like the meaning behind different shades of purple. This research helped me realize why I even like the color lavender to begin with. I never had a particular reason to like it, but once I looked into the social and cultural meaning behind it, it all began to add up. From there, I was able to experiment on creating my own pieces using the triad colors for Lavender. I also added a blue-green tint to two of them because that is my second favorite color. This process of experimenting and placing those images all together helped me see what colors contrast more or less than others. For example, some images look more fitting when the bright color is the background and the darker ones are the foreground. If I switched this, I noticed the image looks inverted.
Nevertheless, my eyes grew to understand and see more with color relationships when designing an image. Some look better together than others, and in graphic design, understanding color would be essential to achieve the best and strongest piece. If I could do a second version of this project, I would try darker colors rather than the pastel tones I chose this time around. It would expand my range of understanding which colors complement one another better than others. When designing, I will apply what I have learned with Triad colors and they’re contrasts, as well as design with complementary colors as it makes images look much stronger.
