This is another Color Theory assignment created from a black & white image, this time flatter and more 2D.
I feel like it’s a little bit of a departure for me… maybe because I didn’t go with the image I originally wanted to do (it was too simple to meet assignment requirements).
But this one is a sheet music cover from the 1920s. A little politically incorrect maybe, but funny!!
I used a complimentary color harmony, meaning colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. In this case, red and green, the neutrals in between, and all their respective tints, tones, and shades.
Ok, now I think it’s only right to show you the original, too.
I don’t think my version is as successful of an image, now that I look at both together. I toned down the brightness of the title, and used a relatively bright hue of green where the original was quite neutral. These things changed the balance somewhat. I think what could help my version at this point would be to differentiate between the house and ground (make the ground a slightly darker green), even though they’re flush in the original.
While they are both valid, I think I like your color scheme better than the original…more harmonious and more of an ambiance, I’d say.