Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 23, 1995 TAG: 9504260044
SECTION: HOMES PAGE: D-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: KATHY SUE GRIGG
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Everyone sees color a little differently, according to the amount of light that is reflected and captured in our eyes then transmitted to the brain. The amount of light captured differs from person to person.
If you are really trying to see color, close one eye. This controls the light and helps to depict color better. Instead of saying the color "green." Think it. For instance, if I say green, what comes to mind? If I think olive green, that exact color comes to mind. Relate color to an object - mint green, forest green, jade green. Now you can see color in your mind's eye.
Let's try another color. Yellow - lemon yellow, butter, corn, buttercups, bananas, glowing fire, saffron, apples. All these shades of yellow are different, yet the same. By thinking color you can get a better picture in your mind's eye and, therefore, be equipped with a tool to judge color and get the effects you want. Never assume that another person knows what color you want by simply stating it. Like red, be descriptive.
Think color.
Now that you're thinking color, let's set a scheme using your newly formed talent.
Picture this color scheme in your mind's eye: Jade green carpet with soft apricot walls; a sofa covered in a creamy yellow background with flowers in shades of deep rose, honeysuckle yellow and saffron; a terra cotta pot with a ficus tree sitting in a corner beside a plaid chair with colors of mint green, butter yellow and poppy.
Think color.
by CNB