In a previous post, http://williambuffett.blogspot.com/2012/04/another-approach-to-color-harmony.html I promised to publish the result of my stab at color harmony by means of the trial and error method. At the time, the painting looked like this:
I wanted the picture flooded with sunshine; that meant a blue or bluish color for the sky and foliage of greens ranging from gray-blue green to bright, light lime.
With those relatively natural colors as a starting point, I had mostly to choose the hues to use on the building. Groping toward a harmonious choice, I tried yellow, orange, pink and various blues and greens. I settled on violet by trial and error; violet felt best.
But in order to maintain a strong pattern of light and dark, the violet had to be almost white. I tried to strengthen the violet by placing some (dull) yellow near it - the shutters and a flowering bush.
The thinking behind the evolution of this picture demonstrates the process of throwing the color scheme out of balance, then trying to restore harmony. Back and forth until a cease-fire is achieved and terms of surrender are signed. Peace.
With those relatively natural colors as a starting point, I had mostly to choose the hues to use on the building. Groping toward a harmonious choice, I tried yellow, orange, pink and various blues and greens. I settled on violet by trial and error; violet felt best.
But in order to maintain a strong pattern of light and dark, the violet had to be almost white. I tried to strengthen the violet by placing some (dull) yellow near it - the shutters and a flowering bush.
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