Adding Drama with Paint
Red and green are compliments. These colors vibrate so much, it hurts.
Have I mentioned how much I like drama? And of course, paint is one of the quickest ways to do it. The most dramatic effects come from high contrast color schemes. If you are nerdy, like I am, you can learn all about the science of color theory. Or, to save you some reading, I’ll sum it up. If two colors are located kind of opposite on the color wheel, they are very vibrant when next to each other. Complimentary colors (direct opposites) actually sort look like they are vibrating. And vibrating = dynamic = drama!
Here’s a demonstration of paint drama on an interior event space. You can see the room has it’s own structural drama with tall ceilings and spotlights.
But what if we add a black ceiling? Black and white is the classiest of high contrast. A black ceiling immediately gives the effect of infinity, as if you were under the night sky.
Too much? Here are some nice tan walls. The back wall is left white, to contrast the tan, but with less drama than the black and white. The tan also looks great with the red painting and table cloths.
There are lots of great drama ideas out there. Check out how AbbeyK paints the back wall of a bookshelf. So clever!
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