Color Schemes

I thought this illustration by Marcos Chin had a very interesting color scheme because of the usage of so many primary and secondary colors. It creates a very bright and loud design, which definitely captures your attention. The skin tone of the woman being red is the brightest, and makes her stand out, especially against the black background. The colors around her neck alternate between warm and cool colors, but they do not pop out as much as the red. The cool colors definitely recede more than the pops of yellow in the design. However, the small lines of bright yellow helps separate the colors at the neck. Though there are so many different colors, there is still color harmony seen through the placement of complementary and analogous colors.

Chin, Marcos. "Textile." Society of Illustrators 54th Annual of American Illustration Jan-March 2012: 159. Institutional.