14 BE CLEVER WITH COLOUR

Colour is an amazing tool for composition. In a piece where I want something to hit hard I’ll use a lot of contrasting value of colour as well as complementary colour. A bright warm colour in the middle of a field of cool can really pop out of a scene and draw the viewer’s eye. I made the word ‘Cyclone’ a dark red so that it would contrast against the blue of the water, while the eyes of the serpent are bright yellow against the dark turquoise of the sky. I also highlighted the boy with yellow and a lighter skin tone, to bring him forward against the sign and the water.