Colour Theory & Shutter Speeds

In the visual arts, colour theory is a massive part of practical guidance to colour mixing and the visual effects of specific colour combination. 

There are three types of colour groups: 

Primary Colours: Red, yellow and blue
Secondary Colours: Green, orange and purple
Tertiary Colours: Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green & yellow-green

Most people only think that animals are colour blind, but people can be as well. This means they could totally have colour blindness or have it only to one colour.

All of these colours can be related to a feeling or emotion that many people can relate to when they see this colour

RED. 

Physical

Positive: Physical courage, strength, warmth, energy, basic survival, 'fight or flight', stimulation, masculinity, excitement. Negative: Defiance, aggression, visual impact, strain.

BLUE. 

Intellectual.

Positive: Intelligence, communication, trust, efficiency, serenity, duty, logic, coolness, reflection, calm.Negative: Coldness, aloofness, lack of emotion, unfriendliness.

YELLOW. 

Emotional

Positive: Optimism, confidence, self-esteem, extraversion, emotional strength, friendliness, creativity. Negative: Irrationality, fear, emotional fragility, depression, anxiety, suicide.

GREEN. 

Balance

Positive: Harmony, balance, refreshment, universal love, rest, restoration, reassurance, environmental awareness, equilibrium, peace. Negative: Boredom, stagnation, blandness, enervation.

VIOLET. 

Spiritual

Positive: Spiritual awareness, containment, vision, luxury, authenticity, truth, quality. Negative: Introversion, decadence, suppression, inferiority.

ORANGE.

Positive: Physical comfort, food, warmth, security, sensuality, passion, abundance, fun. Negative: Deprivation, frustration, frivolity, immaturity.

PINK.

Positive: Physical tranquillity, nurture, warmth, femininity, love, sexuality, survival of the species. Negative: Inhibition, emotional claustrophobia, emasculation, physical weakness.

GREY.

Positive: Psychological neutrality. Negative: Lack of confidence, dampness, depression, hibernation, lack of energy.

BLACK.

Positive: Sophistication, glamour, security, emotional safety, efficiency, substance. Negative: Oppression, coldness, menace, heaviness.

I wanted to experiment with the concept of colour blindness and maybe having a go at create an Lin Osborne piece, as she using colour a lot in her work.