Chapter 6
Contrasts of Color
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the contrasts of color
Exploring the temperature of color
Discovering the real estate of color
Experiencing atmospheric perspective
In Chapter 5, you explore color’s relativity: how color changes in context. In this chapter, you focus on how different categories of color contrasts result in different perceptual, emotive, and expressive effects. Think of the relativity of color and the contrasts of color as sibling methods for working with color: related but unique, with some crossover.
The categories of color contrasts outlined in this chapter can be readily applied to creating color schemes, palettes, and plans for just about any creative project. These parameters can set you free, especially in the vast ocean of color and its infinite choices. For those beginning creative projects and feeling uncertain about what colors to choose, working with one color contrast is a good jumping-off point. For more experienced creators, working with color contrasts might shake up your typical ways of working with color.
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