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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Color Balance or Color BOGUS?

Color balance is important in a picture, to create a pleasing image. This theory requires the presence of red, green, and blue, in at least some quantity.

This must be the perfect picture, then.

It conveys energy, light, excitement. It can convey light and happiness as well as pain and fear. The colors are all very bright and prominent, especially the green and then the red. Some would say that it is so bright that it stops being happy and starts hurting the eyes. It feels full, and gives the impression that it wraps around the viewer and continues on.  It requires no substitutes, it has all of the essential colors. This image is a simple repeating pattern and color selection, and yet it conveys a message of total energy and chaos.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Santiago,

    This is a really cool post!! Can you explain to me why this image is supposed to portray energy, light, excitement and be pleasing to the eye?

    Nick

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