Color Theory
Color Schemes
Psychology of Color
Additive Primaries Warm and Cool ColorsColors and Moods
Subtractive PrimariesAnalogousColors that Move
HueComplementaryWhat To Avoid
ShadeMonochromatic
TintTriadic
Saturation
Mode

 

How do colors "move" in an image?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another important aspect of color is understanding how colors move in space.

Bright, high-intensity, warm colors advance in space. They appear as though they are going to jump out at you. They get your attention.

Low intensity, cool colors, on the other hand, recede; they make a space appear larger than it is.

By combining these colors you can create the appearance of dimension or depth to a one-dimensional picture:

 

 

 
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