Trial round : color icing.

 So our next assignment is another exciting one. This time, after learning a little about the color wheel in class, we had to come up with different designs on how we can portray the color wheel instead of just forming it in a circle. 

My group came up with a few ideas, and end up choosing to do color wheel cupcakes.  CAN YOU NOT FEEL EXCITED ABOUT THIS?!  we couldnt wait for the outcome of it, especially eating em. hah! 

So before presenting our final product, we had to do a trial round especially on the icing since it involves mixing coloring to form secondary and tertiary colors out of the primary colors. 

we got all of this with a pretty affordable price during our trip to tesco :))))))

main ingredients on making the icing : 

1) unsalted butter ( softened) 

2) icing sugar

3) Eggs

4) Milk

5) coloring 

We went on google finding easy and simple recipe and did it step by step as we follow the steps given. We weren't all professional bakers, maybe baked like 2 or 3 times? so we wasnt so sure on how the procedure were... but we managed.

the outcome of the trial batch of icing were pretty alright. and at least we now know how it should be done when we/re gonna start on the final product. :)

stay tune for the next post on how our cupcake turned out to be like. xx

Color Theory Part 2

Warm Colors

The phrase used to describe any color that is vivid or bold in nature. Warm colors are those that tend to advance in space and can be overwhelming.

Cool Colors

The phrase used to describe any color that is calm or soothing in nature. Cool colors are not overpowering and tend to recede in space. Examples of cool colors include white, gray, blue and green (think calming blue waters).

Which color is associated with stability

Green. - Promotes feelings of well-being and harmony, nature, security, stability and balance.

Color that symbolized royalty 

Purple - Purple is the color of good judgment. It is the color of people seeking spiritual fulfillment. It is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind. Purple is a good color to use in meditation.

Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. 

Color of cleanliness

White - White is color at its most complete and pure, the color of perfection. The color meaning of white is purity, innocence, wholeness and completion.

Color that symbolized freshness

Green - Green is the color of nature. Nature screams freshness and keeps our environment calm and relaxing

Color associated with Joy

Yellow is the color of sunshine. It's associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Light yellow is associated with intellect, freshness, and joy. Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow

Color associated with passion and danger 

Red- Danger, passion, energy, warmth, adventure and optimism.

Though Reds have become more and more popular over the last couple of years and can range from fiery, passionate, sophisticated and warm, reds can also be overpowering and lead to headaches. It is a good idea to vary the shade of red on one wall or just use it for accessories. 

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Color Theory Part 1

Hue 

Hue refers to Pure color, one without tint or shade.the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.  

Value


Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. For instance, navy is a dark value of blue. The more white you add to a color or hue, the lighter the value. When white is added to a color, it is called tint. The more black to add to a color, the darker the value. and by adding black to a color, it is referred as shade. If gray is added to a color, it is tone.

Saturation

the intensity of a hue from gray tone (no saturation) to pure, vivid color (high saturation)

Secondary color

Secondary colors are made by mixing equal parts of primary colors. For instance, green is a secondary color made by mixing yellow and blue. Orange comes from mixing red and yellow. Violet results from mixing blue and red. These colors are less strong than primaries, but they are more pleasing when mixed with white to make a tint.

Tertiary Color

Tertiary colors are formed by mixing two secondary colors. For instance, combining green and orange make a wheat color, while orange and violet make brick. Tertiary colors are sophisticated and add wonderful variety to a color scheme.

Complementary Color 

A color directly opposite another on a color wheel and providing the greatest chromatic contrast to it.

Analogues Color

Colors that are related to each other are analogous. They are neighbors on the color wheel and share a common color.

Tint

A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.

Shade

Shade is the blocking of sunlight by an object and also the shadow of the object.

Neutral 

Neutral usually means without color. Neutral colors such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, gray, and white appear to be without color, and yet in many applications these hues often have undertones of color.