I Got The Blues. Why is the colour blue connected with sadness?
When people have the blues you know they are sad. When it’s cold outside and everything looks bluer because ifContinue Reading
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Monet’s Shadow Study: How Purple Hues inspired Claude Monet’s study of light
This is a revision of a previous post about Monet’s Shadow Study from 2019. This took place a few yearsContinue Reading
Why are political colours the way they are?
Politics can be colourful. But this is mostly why lawn signs of political figures are red, blue, black, orange, etc.Continue Reading
Using Colour as a Brand Identity
Branding includes logos, fonts, and colours specifically chosen to help create a strong brand identity for a company. Recognition isContinue Reading
International Klein Blue: Branding your own colour as an artist
In 1960, a post-war painter, Yves Klein, worked with French Ultramarine so much that he developed his version of UltramarineContinue Reading
The Multiple Shades of the Blue Ocean
The ocean is blue because of the same principles of light waves traveling at a slower rate through particles. ButContinue Reading
Bioluminescence Blue and Rare
If you were ever walking along the Maldo beach in the Maldives at sunset or going deep ocean diving, smallContinue Reading
Egyptian Blue: The “Lost” Colour Blue
The instructions and materials to make some colour compounds do get lost over time. Egyptian blue is one of thoseContinue Reading
The Gothic History of Periwinkle
I always found this name to be a funny name for a colour. Then I tried to think why wasContinue Reading
The Mysteries of Maya Blue
There are a lot of colours that tell a story of the past. The mystery of the creation of MayaContinue Reading
Once In A Blue Moon: Origins of A Rare Ice Cream Flavour
Once in a blue moon, people can have this rare and weird ice cream that has a bit of undergroundContinue Reading
The Meaning of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue
Everyone at some point has heard of the rhyme that derived from English folklore: “Something old, something new, Something borrowed,Continue Reading
How Haint Blue Protects Against Spirits And Bugs
Haint blue is commonly found on porches in the Southern States of America like South Carolina and Georgia. They areContinue Reading
Why is it called blue comedy anyways?
When a comedian is known for a particular comedy style, it is called going blue. The comedy itself is calledContinue Reading
Diluted Bluing Dye For Brighter Whites
Doing the laundry is a centuries old cleaning task that evolved exponentially over the years. It evolved from rocks toContinue Reading
Ultramarine: A Truly Expensive Blue Gold
The richest colour you’ll ever find. The notoriously expensive pigment has called more expensive than gold. Blue Gold.
The Modern Green Screen: A Walkthrough About Chroma Keying Throughout the Years
I previously discussed how film was colourized frame-by-frame by painted each cell and the advancements of modern CGI, there isContinue Reading
What makes blue wine so blue?
There are many variations of wine that people have drank or at least heard of. From a yellowish colour toneContinue Reading
A look inside CGI being just as realistic as real life
The hunt for more realistic CGI animations. A brief run through of modern day CGI.
What do the Red, White and Blue Stripes Mean on a Barber Pole?
Outside of a barber shop, there are striped barber poles that turn with a swirl design. The stripes are white,Continue Reading
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