Color Palette Essay

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Frustration consumed me as I slammed my head onto my desk trying to find a good color palette to use. As an artist I want to put meaning and feeling behind my drawings, I wanted to make people feel a certain way by looking at my drawing, but how? Do I need to improve my lineart? Do I need a new art style? Should I experiment with color palettes? Should I make different shapes more prominent?

I already knew that different colors had different meanings behind them; for example, Orange is an attention-grabbing color that’s filled with excitement while blue, it’s opposite, is a more relaxing and calming color. I also knew that different shapes also had different meanings; for example, Squares are more sturdy and trustworthy colors while triangles …show more content…

I can interpret meaning and feeling into my drawings by using the hidden meaning behind colors and shapes; if I’m ever feeling depressed I can interpret that feeling into my drawing by using a gray toned palette, if I’m feeling energetic/adventurous/social I could use a color palette that consists of red, yellow, and orange, if I’m drawing, for example, somebody of high social status I would consider using a color palette of Blue, Purple and Violet because in the past they were harder pigments to comby so they were normally worn by people of high social status, if I were to use a more natural color palette of brown and green it would mean I’m feeling more natural and sturdy, and finally pink and white they are more pure colors so while using this color palette I would draw something more pure and girly, and to add shapes into these a brown square would represent sturdiness and a red, yellow, and orange would represent constant …show more content…

“graf1x.Com.” Color Meaning, 14 Sept. 2017, graf1x.com/color-psychology-emotion-meaning-poster/.
Unlike my other sources my fourth source provided me with so much information and it was very helpful, it’s by Stribley, Mary. “The History and Psychology of Colors – Learn.” The History and Psychology of Colors, 2 May 2017, www.canva.com/learn/color-meanings/.

I was blown away by the information from my fifth source Scott-Kemmis, Judy. “Meaning of Colors in Color Psychology.” Empowered By Color, 20 Nov. 2017, www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/meaning-of-colors.html. There where so many colors with so much helpful information I could only choose a few.

My topic was important to me because I love drawing and I want to learn as much as I can, so I can get better and so I can share what I make with the world and to project the same meaning and feeling behind my drawings onto the viewer.
While doing my research I noticed common recurring traits with each color, also how some colors had similar traits Since my research gave me so much information I’m only describing some recurring

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