Bezold effect:

Started with the triangular color harmony:

Changed the red into purple, the complementary of the color yellow:

The purple appears warmer on the yellow side and colder on the blue side. Complementary colors tend to appear in greater contrast and according to the lecture should minimize placing them together in a design. Prof taught me the usage of complementary is to blend to produce a nice gray, especially for shadows. This knowledge benefited me greatly for the ‘Ego’ project. The strong saturation of the yellow and blue was also a factor in the dramatic difference in the interaction of the purple with the background color.

Color Harmonies:

Monochrome:

comfortable to look at as a whole. Does not have anything interesting within the composition itself.

Analogous:

Coherent composition. Comfortable to look at as a whole.

Complementary:

Red and green is uncomfortable to look at because of their stark contrast. Saturated colors makes the effect even worse.

Split complementary:

Saturated colors makes the colors hard to look at. Different colors conflict with one another for the attention of the viewer.

Lesson:

Different harmonies are used to create different kinds of moods.

On top of harmonies, it is important to take note of the values and saturation used to produce a more visually appealing composition. For this exercise my colors are far too saturated. This made the compositions visually uncomfortable, especially for the complementary harmonies.

Witnessed the idea that colors do not exist independently but rather is viewed as a whole with its interaction with other colors.

With the knowledge I’ve acquired I aim to apply all these principles into the project ‘Ego’.

Have a nice day.

KJ