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Color Theory: Simultaneous Contrast | whenever two different colors come into direct contact, their similarities seem to decrease and the dissimilarities seem to be increased | placing a color next to its complement will appear to increase the color's intensity [Ocvirk (1998), Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice, Eighth Edition, Chapter 7] Simultaneous Contrast, Color Theory Painting, Art Fundamentals, Color Theory Art, Color Lessons, Painting The Roses Red, Art Essentials, Art Theory, Colour Theory

Color Theory: Simultaneous Contrast | whenever two different colors come into direct contact, their similarities seem to decrease and the dissimilarities seem to be increased | placing a color next to its complement will appear to increase the color's intensity [Ocvirk (1998), Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice, Eighth Edition, Chapter 7]

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Simultaneous Contrast is the very foundation of painting. Look to famous German artist and art educator Josef Albers to confirm this! We see and experience everything in relationship, not as isolated elements; colors, shape, objects. What is dark in one context appears light in another. What is tall in one context appears short in another. Richard McKinley explains this idea of simultaneous contrast really well in his wonderful book, Pastel Pointers. First have a look at the value scale…

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Loriann Signori: Neutrals and simultaneous contrast Simultaneous Contrast, Contrast Art, What Dreams May Come, Art Demo, Pastel Sec, Virtual Art, Principles Of Design, Daily Painting, Painting Gallery

pastel 10x10 If you want to make a high chroma color glow, what do you do? Place it next to a neutralized color, one with low chroma. This, of course, brings us back to simultaneous contrast. A color is not defined fully until you place another color next to it. It's all about relationships. For instance, that yellow in the sky didn't vibrate until the grayer/more neutralized violet was placed next to it. If I had place a high chroma rich light violet the relationship would be lost. There…

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Color Interactions- Influence  *Color is the most relative element in art.  *Certain colors are hard to change, others are more susceptible to change.  *Identify colors that are more inclined to exert influence for your background colors.  *Distinguish these from colors that will accept influence (for your smaller rectangles) Simultaneous Contrast, I Got The Keys, Fine Art Painting Techniques, Color Theory Lessons, Color Art Lessons, Subtractive Color, Color Lessons, Muted Yellow, Art Essentials

Color Interactions- Influence *Color is the most relative element in art. *Certain colors are hard to change, others are more susceptible to change. *Identify colors that are more inclined to exert influence for your background colors. *Distinguish these from colors that will accept influence (for your smaller rectangles)

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