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Tag: colour

Using Colour for Meaning

The colours you choose can say as much about a site as its content, and can be used to support a strong message or enhance a particular theme.

Posted on April 20, 2011Author jared thompsonCategories InspirationTags advice, color, colour, Design, graphic web color colour palette, meaning, opinion, theory

Turn a photo into a 16-bit arcade game character using Photoshop

James May shows how to create a 16-bit arcade game character based on a photo, using Photoshop’s colour palette and the Pencil tool.

Posted on March 30, 2011Author digitalartsCategories ContestTags arcade, character, colour, Digital Arts, james may, palette, pencil, person, photoshop, sketch

Create a Euphoric abstract haze

It doesn’t take a wealth of graphic complexity to produce an image charged with meaning. In this design, self-employed artist Tom Starley uses basic colours, shapes and brush strokes to create a well balanced, euphoric image with a hint of the fetal about it.

Posted on March 9, 2011Author digitalartsCategories Graphic DesignTags abstract haze, brush strokes, colour, complexity, Digital Arts, illustrator, photoshop, shape, tom starley

Give your art that cosmic look using Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial James White walks you through the steps needed to create a cosmic lady, complete with overlay effects, colour treatments and elements that you can easily create in Photoshop.

Posted on January 12, 2011Author digitalartsCategories Graphic DesignTags colour, create, Digital Arts, illustrator, james white, lady, photoshop, steps, Tutorial

Colour Psychology: What Does Your Car Colour Say About You

It is widely believed that color preferences directly represent a person’s psychology. These psychological definitions have been applied to the way people choose cars as well.

Posted on November 2, 2010Author jared thompsonCategories GeneralTags advice, car, cars, colour, colour graphic design, opinion, psychological, psychology

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