Wednesday 30 March 2011

Got the blues

I posted recently on my blog about not liking using certain colours.

There are some that just don't do it for me:
-wishy-washy blue
-plain baby blue
-hideous bright white
-nothing crystal
-dull baby pink

I guess my dislike of them is obvious from the "names" I give them!

Thinking more about the colours I don't like, and their similarities, makes me realise that what I don't like is the subtle, clear, absense of colour type colours- if that makes sense.

Imagine some crystals - shiny but with such little colour they look clear. That is what I try to avoid.

It's not necessarily one specific colour but I guess it's more obvious with pastels.
I hate when summer fashions come into shops and they're all pastels. I don't mind pastels but there's something about the thought of dressing head to toe in them that sends chills down my spine.

In fact I don't mind pastels or subtle colours- look at some of these gorgeous pastel colour palettes:
i_n_v_i_s_i_b_l_e
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Soap_Bubbles
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Dream_of_Dulcinea
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Sweet_Baby_Girls
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Now add a touch of spice, contrast or something stronger, and pastels can even make my heart race:

Ginger_scent
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I_like_your_Smile
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Compatible
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soapbox_parade
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I_like_your_Smile
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I guess on a screen it's impossible to represent that clear, absence of colour which is why I like these palettes. Turn them into almost clear crystals and suddently I want nothing to do with them!

What colours just don't do it for you?

2 comments:

  1. Hi Jean, I just have to tell you how much I agree with you about pastel colors! I was so happy when both of my daughters had babies and asked for nothing pastel! OKAY! I can do that. But they are okay if done in small doses. Anyway, I love your work, your geometrics and your colors! I mostly lurk about your sites but had to comment here!

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  2. Thank you for your kind comments! It's funny how some colours just don't do it for us

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