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White, black and shades of grey
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White - when using white, try using off-white
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Black - when using black, try using dark colours/shades of grey Jet black looks quite artificial - it’s not around us in nature. Some artists never use black but mix it from other colours
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisley-Bridge_at_Villeneuve-la-Garenne.jpg Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne, 1872, by Alfred Sisley (1839 - 1899) Fine Art Many of the Impressionist painters avoided black http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGeorges_Seurat_012.jpg Bridge of Courbevoie, 1886-87, by Georges Seurat (1859–1891)
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Varying black and white Using off-white and different tones of black (e.g. dark grey) may still give the impression you are using black and white but the effect is softer: M O T I V A T I O NM O T I V A T I O N Which example above uses pure white and jet black, and which uses off-white and dark grey? 1 2 M O T I V A T I O NM O T I V A T I O N
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Black, white, grey and colour Black, white and grey are neutral colours and therefore it is easy to place colours next to them M O T I V A T I O NM O T I V A T I O N 1 2 M O T I V A T I O NM O T I V A T I O N
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Removing colours changing saturation You can open an image in Photoshop and de-saturate colours (i.e. make them greyer). Select Image > Adjustments > Hue, then select the colour from the drop down menu, and slide the saturation to the left: In the photo on the right, the background has been greyed out by de-saturating the green and yellow tones. Notice the grey still harmonises with the girl’s dress and colour tones
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Summary questions Look around you and if something looks pure jet black or brilliant white, ask yourself is it really? Identify anything that has grey combined with colour: is it harmonious ? Open an image and de-saturate the background so the foreground becomes coloured
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