Sunday, June 24, 2012

Daily Life Color Theory - Color Harmony

This post addresses an important element in Colo(u)r Theory. ...COLO(U)R HARMONY... after I just figured that my first post on Colo(u)r Theory has received at least 6000 hits. Thank you  for letting me know that you are interested to know more about Colo(u)r-theory and perhaps how I apply it in my everyday life as an artist.

In my first post
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5217181103710191916#editor/target=post;postID=8067908127082557533  I only covered the basic colour wheel, where I featured my new bird pets who still sit chirping and making my garden (oh!) so colo(u)rful and happy, with a new born looking out of its peep hole "green with envy" ;o) watching his other colourful counterparts chirping around. His daddy is green and mommy a nice sunny yellow. Thanks to these lovely birds the place is bubbling with colo(u)rs.

As a second part to my colour-theory post, here today I am featuring one of my real-life art-pieces, showcasing the newest of my pets "Reji" a Siamese Fighter Fish.

May I proudly say that nature has marinated him with these amazing tones...a lovely crimson red, ultramarine blue and deep violet, with a silvery sky blue shimmer along his streamlined scales. An absolute beauty with a proud tantrum!


Here is what I captured of an unforgettable Betta in one of his most temper-filled moments!

I am not to blame for his anger, that is just the way he is by nature a very aggressive territorial aquarium fish.

While I make him a pretty-looking inhabitable space and study his character when finding ways to make him a less stressed-out personality, I am thankful to him for giving me a very colourful painting you see here. It was quite therapeutic while I made it, for the creative-dabble of cool and warm shades in a colorful musical harmony. In his silky display I could almost visualize the harmonizing currents of water around him perfectly obedient to the velvety direction of his delicate majestic fins swaying floret after floret.

This leads me to touch upon a very important topic today.

Colo(u)r Harmony

Colo(u)r is like music. A painting or an art-piece too possesses harmonizing in the aesthetic visual sense like in music compositions. 12 notes in music is just the same as the palette of colo(u)rs.

The art of practicing colo(u)r harmony is in knowing which colo(u)r to use, in what order and proportion. It involves scientific and aesthetic methodologies. Some colo(u)r combinations facilitate us to study all possible variations at once.

Whether you are here to seek inspiration for your next art masterpiece or an design layout for an ad or a cover design or even an inspiration for your wardrobe, it is suggested to start with the overall sense of the effect you are looking for... subtle or stunning, silent or striking, cool or hot.

This week I will be back covering several aspects of colo(u)r speaking of how it effects the mood, based on size and structure and purpose.

See you again very soon.


Monday, June 11, 2012

My Saul Bass Style Illustration

These are a few Saul Bass Style Illustration I had made a few weeks ago.
While you look through these I would like to announce that I'll be back with a post which I am excited to make here, talking about the legendary Graphic Designer Saul Bass and his iconic works. Stay Tuned!















Copyright © 2012 Remy Francis

Copyright © 2012 Remy Francis
  
Copyright © 2012 Remy Francis



Thursday, June 7, 2012

Media Bridge at the Dubai Studio City held on 06 June 2012


My appreciation to DSC for extending their invitation to me for their 2nd Edition of "Media Bridge" at the Dubai Studio City. It was a networking event for their business partners to get together and get acquainted with new players.



I was very pleased to meet some great people from the Film & Production industry in such an ideal platform with attendance of like-minded people. The gathering was made very warm by the DSC hosts and the lovely caterers who made sure it was a sumptuous :o) business breakfast gathering to remember.

The speakers were very good, where they spoke elaborately about their offerings. It was interesting to note how well the 2 businesses showcased themselves in the event. Although I went to the event to find two things. Their insight of the industry as players stationed within the cluster and to networking with the partners.

The lasting value I can always reminisce on from yesterdays event would be some promising discussions with the "Attendees" where most of them were interested in collaboratively working on future endeavors (profit or non-profit) to compliment each others presence in the region.

My commendation to the authorities for facilitating such a possibility.

At the next Media Bridge edition I would look forward to the presenters giving their audience an insight into the industry (as being players in the Dubai industry) while they showcase their offerings.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

World Drawing Day

Pleased that this event fell on a weekend in my end of the world that I had an opportunity to make an entry today marking the "World Drawing Day"!!


Enjoyed making this portrait online using the Drawing Day Facebook app.
Approximate time taken to create: 40 minutes.