FABULOUS COLOUR

The photographs above provide and amazingly bright and colourful visual. The delightful mix of bright colours creates a fun and unexpected outcome for the viewer.
I love the subtle cool and warm tone combinations in the above image. I think the composition of the colours in the photo is what makes the photo fabulous.

The above image is of a storm cloud. Not sure whether it has been photoshopped but in my eyes it is still truly fabulous all the same. To me this sort of naturally vibrant colour that comes from the world around us is the true meaning of fabulous colour.

I think that there is no real way of judging fabulous colour, as beauty or "fabulous-ness" is in the eye of the beholder. Above are a selection of images hat I believe all deserve the label fabulous. While all completely different they work in their own unique ways to give the viewer a viusal feast. Fabulous colour I believe is highly dependant on proportion and surroundings, and creating just the right mix of these things.

METALLICS

Foil stamping shows my most favoured use of metallic colours. The MOR soap range is absolutely beautiful. The use of metallic foling suggests a high class and elitest look, and can make the most simple of designs look that much more amazing!



Metallics are really in in fashion at the moment. I can tell though that this is one of those trends that we will look back on in years to come and say "what were we thinking!".

I like this subtle use of metallic colour in the nackgorund of this image.

I like this subtle use of metallic colour in the nackgorund of the 2 above images.


Metallic colours are a must when you want class and elegance are a must and price is no issue! Love the use of metallics in fashion at the moment but shudder to think of how it will look in the years to come!

NEUTRALS

Neutrals are common in interior design as they are unobtrusive and calming.

In fashion neutrals suggests a classic and classy kind of feel. If warn by certain people they also suggest maturity and even snobbery, purely because of connotations between the colour beige and rich women.

Neutral usually means without color. Neutral colors such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray, and white appear to be without color, and yet in many applications these hues often have undertones of color.I much prefer neutrals with warm undertones, but you generally can't tell the difference between warm and cool neutrals until the are compared to each other!

Be aware of these underlying tones as you match colors or choose paint. For example, beige might have an undertone of pink or tan or gold. White might be slightly ivory, yellow, bluish, or peachy.

GREYS

This poster above is beautiful. I love the textures and shading used throughout to give it that extra depth.
I like the use of greys, as i think that it gives the designer a greater opportunity to be creative through other aspects of the design by using things such as possitive and negative space.

TINT AND SHADES IN INTERIOR DESIGN

The use of tints and shades is very common in interior design. It helps create an area that is unobstrusive and comfortable to be in, and also allows for other splashes of colour to create points of interest within a room.

TINTS AND SHADES

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, and a shade is the mixture of a color with black, which reduces lightness.

It is common among some painters to darken a paint color by adding black paint—producing colors called shades—or lighten a color by adding white—producing colors called tints. However it is not always the best way for representational painting, as an unfortunate result is for colors to also shift in hue. For instance, darkening a color by adding black can cause colors such as yellows, reds and oranges, to shift toward the greenish or bluish part of the spectrum. I have had this problem recently when trying to use the colour yellow. I cant get the colour to print without a greenish tinge which is driving me insane!

SPLIT COMPLIMENTARY COLOURS

The split complimentary scheme is a variation of the standard complementary scheme. It uses a color and the two colors adjacent to its complementary. This provides high contrast without the strong tension of the complementary scheme. I much prefer the split complimentary schemes for this reason. They provide a certain level or interest and maturity as compared to their 2 colour conterparts.