Monday, November 18, 2013

Color Psychology

In the color psychology article the author states that the colors we see everyday can effect our emotions either in a positive or negative way. Color can influence a person's emotional or physical state. For example studies have shown that people who have looked at the color red tend to have an increase of their heart rate. 




The article reference can be found here: Color Psychology: The Emotional Effects of Color.


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Playing with photoshop exploring what liquify, dodge and burn, and clone stamp tool can do.