I did a little bit of research on colours and how to use them in making art. I knew about the basic ones like complementary colours and the such, but still did not really understand about terms like hue, tint and chroma. My classmates’ presentations helped a lot in making me understand these terms. 

Obtained from http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm

Some slides from my friends’ presentations that helped me

I also found out that my perception of colour and its meanings is something that is experienced by me alone, through the influence of the cultural heritage that I was brought up in. I thought that this was really interesting, that love is not always red or pink, and that happiness is not always yellow or orange. I lost the original website where I read about this, but I will include some examples of alternative colour meanings depending on the cultural context here. Oh wait, I found a similar diagram!

Obtained from http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/

While this is an interesting find, I decided to use my own perception of colour symbolism that I am sure my friends and I could agree on. Check out my final post and process post!