COMD1100 : STUDENT BLOG

Fall 2017 | COMD1100_LC08 | Prof. Spevack

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Project 6 Phase 1: Color Harmony

 

The tint example was found on a rock salt in my house. The pinkish-orange color of the salt gets lighter in different parts and this is an example of tint which is when a color gets lighter with the addition of white.

The color progression example was found on a bottle. The light blue and the yellow-orange fade and blend into each other and this is an example of when two colors mix as they progress into one another.

The shade example was found on Vision’s sweater. The deep green color of the sweater gets darker in in the shadow and this is an example of shade which is when a color gets darker with the addition of black.

Time spent: about 1 hour

Project 6 Phase 3: Color Harmony

Fireflies by Garnet Garcia

I feel like the most difficult part of this part of the project was keeping the colors proportional to the original image. I had a very clear image of what I wanted to do and where the colors would go, but I found myself having to get creative with how much of each color I used, for example how much skin was showing. I also had to find a away to include the green/mint shades which I accomplished with the fire flies. This project was also special to me because it allowed me to use one of my original characters from my work and incorporate it into the illustration. All in all, it was awesome to see these colors work so harmoniously together in a completely different context.

Time spent: 4-5 hours

Project 6 Phase 2: Color Harmony

Color Proportion Inventory

How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite movies and this was one of the first the promotional stills when the movie came out in 2010. Despite the movie have breathtaking scenery and stills, I chose this image because it had a strong dominant color and a strong subdominant color and various accent colors that complimented the image very well. I started off with filtering the image to take out details and just leave me with color and it left me with this image:

From this I was able to focus on the colors and from there created a palette.

I chose to study out the tints and shades and proportion the circles according to how much of it there was on the image. I then took the colors and set them up in the bar format to create the final inventory.

Time spent: 1 hour 30 mins

Color Harmony: Phase 4

Overall with this project, I learned plenty of interesting things with Color Harmony from the use of shade progression to tint progression that we see in most things. Sadly, I didn’t have enough time to complete Phase 3, but I tried my best to complete Phase 1 and 2.

Here are the phases:

Phase 1

Phase 2

Color Harmony: Phase 2

In this phase, I used my cherry blossoms from Microsoft Paint I drew a year ago. With my drawing, I created my color inventory which mainly involves only a few two color progressions, mainly the cherry blossoms. I tried my best to create a proportional color inventory as possible. This includes most of the colors that I drew.

Color Interactions Phase #4

Phase 1

 

Phase 2

 

Phase 3

 

Throughout all 3 phases, I’ve learned to look at colors in greater depths I never knew were possible to reach. Like any muscle, the eye can be trained as well. I’m glad I have learned this skill and will continue to develop it into various layers that will open doors for my creativity and bring great success when I’m out in the graphic design world. Thank you professor!

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