![]() ![]() Regardless of the scientific validity of the practice of chromotherapy, color is an indisputably important feature in our visual environment and can create a sanctuary in which we manifest healing. Blue is believed to soothe or treat any illnesses or pain, while indigo shades are used to treat skin problems. Orange heals the lungs and increases energy levels. Yellow to stimulate the nerves and detoxify the body. This treatment uses the color red to stimulate the mind and body, and increase circulation. Chromotherapy, also known as ‘light therapy,’ employs colors to heal various ailments and is still currently used as a holistic or alternative method. Ancient cultures around the world embraced the power of color and practiced chromotherapy. However, our understanding of color’s unique mood enhancement and health benefits extend far beyond this point in history. In 1666, Sir Isaac Newton discovered that pure white light, when viewed through a prism, separates into the visible color spectrum. Colors are categorized into three hue variant descriptors cool, warm and neutral. Tertiary colors are formed by mixing a primary and a secondary color, creating yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. Secondary colors are created when mixing primary colors resulting with green, orange, and purple. Primary colors are the true originators- hues from which all other colors are derived. These three pigments remain solid on the color wheel, as they cannot be formed by the combination of any other colors. The primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. The color wheel is composed of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Color Theory is not only the series of hues known as the color wheel, but it is also a valuable structure of guidance to mixing color, and the visual emotions it invokes. While there are multiple definitions of Color Theory, there is a basic knowledge that helps define the essence of it. Intro to color psychology’s kid brother: Color Theory. Color perception can be affected by a series of factors, and the same color may appear different to various people. When studying color’s effect on mood, a color’s hue, saturation, and brightness must all be accounted for. The after image of the flag will appear in its correct colors.Color psychology is the study of how color impacts mood and behavior. Stare at the colored flag for 30 second then immediately fix your eyes on an area of white screen. This effect can be seen in the illustration below. If the color is absent, the eye will produce it simultaneously”. “Its effect is derived from the law of complementary colors, according to which each pure color physiologically demands its opposite color – its complement. Doctors, dentists and health services require cool, clean and clinical color arrangements as opposed to the earthy compound colors that would suit a logging company.Īlso known as Simultaneous Contrast. Law firms, solicitors and accountants are more suited to darker, subdued color arrangements that would be out of place with an ice cream or confectionary company. Always consider color in relation to surrounding colors.Ĭonsider the intent of the design or artwork – the colors chosen for Corporate branding will be influenced by the type of business. So, although we think of colors as independent, isolated entities, we can see their effect is greatly modified by numerous other factors. There is almost nothing you can say that holds up as a generalization, because it depends on too many factors: size, modulation, the rest of the field, a certain consistency that color has with forms, and the statement you’re trying to make.”(2) Roy Lichenstein comments that: “Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about. “Chook” Mixed Media on 300gsm paper © John Lovett 2011 Violet is a low value (or dark tone) color. Yellow is a high value (or light tone) color. Value or Tone – The lightness or darkness of a color eg. Yellow/ Green, Green and Blue/Green.Īnalogous Colors – Colors beside each other on the color wheel. Harmonious Color – adjacent colors on the color wheel eg. brown, khaki, yellow ochre, Burnt Sienna.Ĭomplementary Color – opposite colors on the color wheel. Saturated Color – a color containing no more than two primaries and no black or white.Ĭompound Color – a color containing a mixture of the three primaries eg. Tertiary Color – a color between each primary and its adjacent secondary eg. Secondary Color – Orange, Green and Violet – Three colors falling half way between each or the primaries and containing a mixture of only two primaries. Primary Color – Red, Yellow and Blue, the only three pigments that cant be mixed from other pigments. ![]()
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