Light and Colour

Hey here is the light and colour essay which we was given and I hope you guys are happy in which I have fount out about the artist which I have chosen and my own take on altering light and colours using photoshop.

Richard Kenton Webb’s ladder painting is a very good example of the use of light and colour. He was able to use the correct amount of light and colour in each section of the painting to give different emotions and feelings i.e. the shaded areas gives you the feeling of sadness and regret whilst the lighter colours on the mountain surface

gives you the feeling of hope and passion.

Whilst Richard painted the ladder which resembles some sort of totem poll he had used a variety of colours which he had to make sure that they worked well with each other and didn’t interfere with one another. As you can see he used a blend of orange, blue and green on the face like features of the ladder and he also used the correct amount of light on the surface of the totem poll which worked very well and the combination of colour and light makes it a main focus point of the painting.

As for the colours he has used colours which give a rela

xing, calm and peaceful atmosphere towards this painting i.e. orange, green, blue and pink. Rather than using colours which give of a sad, dangerous and unpleasant atmosphere i.e. black and red.

Overall because Richard has used the right colours and the right amount of light on the totem poll and the surrounding area it has in some way created a

magical and a fantasy characteristic towards this painting, which in my point of view works really well.

Finally here is my take on altering existing colours on images to create a new theme and emotions for the images.

Here I have changed the eye colour of the cat from a greenish tint to a more purple/red colour and in my point of view I think it makes the cat look more like a magical cat i.e. a cat with special abilities. Finally I slightly changed the colour of the cats fur so that it creates more of a focus point towards the eyes.

On this Image i decided to change the colour of the eyes to more of a brighter pink, so that I could express more using thefemales eyes and also increased the females hair colour so that its more of an in your face colour so that it stands out alot more and to also give a feeling of uniqueness and a magical apperance.