Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there’s shadow–no, not just shadow, but fullness. You’ve got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that’s real. ~Amy Grant
Do you see it? I didn’t at first. The telephone pole in the bottom right in this small view looks like a cross.
oh yes! i can see it.
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Yes, I see it, thanks for sharing! Thanks also for the quote about the color black. Makes you think.
Blessings,
Karen
Made me think. A little black in life gives us depth–and brings the real to our writing.
That is a wonderful analogy. I like it very much. I would agree that a little black gives much depth.
However…do you know how you shade and give depth when you’re painting a picture? You mix the color opposite to your color on the color wheel. The opposite color also makes the other “pop”. Red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple, etc. (Think about football jersey colors. Many have opposite colors on them.)
I don’t really have an analogy for that one. Just wanted to share a painting tip. I know–you’re welcome.
Love it! It still amazes me that if you take all the colors of the rainbow mixed together make white. And no color equals black. The creativity of God!
i am intrigued with the black and shadows in photos…it creates such a unique veiw
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I probably wouldn’t have seen it if you hadn’t pointed it out. I was too busy admiring the sky. There’s another analogy in there somewhere… maybe something about missing the important while focusing on the trivia of life??? LOL
Katdish mentioned what I was going to point out, too… about using colours opposite on the colour wheel to create a shade or “grey” a colour. Personally, I never use pure black in my paintings. Where I do love experimenting with black is in black & white photography.
I’m glad I posted this. I learned a lot about color.
And see, I saw this in a totally different direction–that realness in life comes through dark, or black, times as well as those full of color. 🙂