Free Vector Illustration: Colorful Particles
This stock illustration showing a spray of color, created by Shutterstock contributor CarpathianPrince, is our free vector illustration of the week. Log in to Shutterstock and download it for free...
View ArticleShutterstock’s Pantone Project, Swatch 1: Rose Smoke
Color Theory is complex business, but when you consider the basics, you can create some pretty astounding work. Giving thought to how various colors complement, contrast, and enhance each other...
View ArticleColor Science: How Popular Colors Make Us Feel Different Emotions
Everyone from graphic designers to marketers to small business owners must consider the message they give off. Compelling advertisements or dynamic patterns are strongest when they leave the audience...
View ArticleShutterstock’s Pantone Project, Swatch 2: Rhapsody
It’s time for more color therapy with the second installment of Shutterstock’s Pantone Project. This week’s swatch to watch is Rhapsody. This gray-toned purple hue evokes a poetic bohemian spirit with...
View ArticleShutterstock’s Pantone Project, Swatch 3: Ultramarine Green
Welcome to another burst of color magic with the third installment in the Shutterstock Pantone Project. This week’s swatch to watch is Ultramarine Green. In nature, Ultramarine is usually blue, due to...
View ArticleThe Color of Love: An Expert on the Hidden Meaning of Color in Weddings
Your wedding is arguably the most important day of your life to get right. That unique connection shared by a couple getting married is on display for all to see, and color is one of the most powerful...
View ArticleBeyond St. Patrick: A History of Green in Global Culture
“Silhouetted Person in Green Metro Tube” by vpix This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, which means people observing the occasion are starting to see green. But the popular color (which comes second only to...
View ArticleLet Color Inspire Your Food Photography
Do you ever feel overwhelmed or unsure about what color background or props to use in a food shoot? Try looking at the colors on your dinner plate for inspiration. The items that we eat come in a wide...
View Article3 Non-Traditional Color Palettes for the Holiday Season
With the start of every holiday season, we see the arrival of traditional color combinations that have become so familiar they can border on boring. After all, there’s only so much red, white, and...
View ArticleUnderstanding White Balance and Color Temperature
Light, be it natural or artificial, is the key component of photography. No light means no photograph. But to grasp light more fully, you need to understand that it has a color temperature, which puts...
View ArticleThe View from Above: Ondine Corewijn’s Color Coordinated Food Photography
It’s hard not to love carefully chosen color selections, particularly when it comes to food photography. When we discovered Ondine Corewijn‘s vibrant and eclectic gallery of minimal food photography,...
View ArticleHow to Choose the Right Colors for Your Brand & Logo
Composition, color, and light are just a few of the factors that come into play when our brains evaluate something visual. Every detail has some influence, depending on the context, on our love of...
View ArticleInfographic: Discover the World’s Top Color Trends 2015
Color is one of the most essential parts of any photograph, video, or illustration. Color can direct a viewer’s eye to the exact point we want them to see, it can highlight a specific area, or it can...
View ArticleAdult Coloring Books: 3 Reasons to Embrace the Trend and Start Coloring
Coloring books aren’t just for kids. The simple act of coloring has been proven to have immense mental health benefits, so adults are taking a page from their childhood selves and beginning to color...
View Article10 Unexpected Color Palettes to Inspire Your Holiday Designs
The holidays are an excellent time to get creative, but the typical holiday color palettes can lack inspiration. When the usual red and green or blue and white colors begins to feel stale, look to...
View Article10 Color Palettes Inspired by the Golden Globes Red Carpet
There’s much more to award season than gilded statuettes and uncomfortably long acceptance speeches; one of the greatest thrills of the season happens before the awards are handed out, as celebrities...
View Article5 Strategies for Marketing with Color Trends
It may seem to come out of the blue each year, but once again Pantone’s color of the year announcement has some marketers worried they’re missing out on 2016’s big color trends. Rose Quartz and...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: How to Change Colors on Footage in Premiere Pro
Ready to see how you can get more mileage out of your footage by adjusting colors in Premiere Pro? Here’s a tutorial to get you started! Have you ever found a stock video clip that’s perfect for your...
View ArticleLet Color Inspire Your Food Photography
From fresh fruits and vegetables to exotic spices and seasonings, there's no shortage of color combinations you can create on your plate. The post Let Color Inspire Your Food Photography appeared first...
View ArticleMovie Magic: 4 Ways to Use Film Color Palettes to Transform Your Work
Create engaging color palettes with these film examples for your next photography, film, graphic design, or art project. The post Movie Magic: 4 Ways to Use Film Color Palettes to Transform Your Work...
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