Use These 2 Color Tricks To Make Your Poster Pop

Welcome back to our Stuff2Color blog! Hopefully you had a great weekend of coloring, I know I did. Looking around at all the beautiful colors of fall, I've really been enjoying putting these bright colors into my own Stuff2Color posters. Bright yellows, reds, greens galore got me thinking about why I choose which colors for each piece.  Isn't it amazing how certain colors can lead you to feel certain emotions, or how certain colors can draw your focus over other colors? Which brings me to our topic for today’s blog!

Trick #1:  Use Warm, Bright Colors

"Love Bus"

Some color choices can make an object pop out of your poster, or fall into the background. This is usually due to the “warmth” or “coolness” of a color.  Generally, warm colors like red and yellow draw your attention and can even amp up your energy, while cool colors like blue often fade away from notice. Check out the giant line art poster "Love Bus" here for an example of this. Reds, oranges, yellows, and even the bright green draw your eyes right? While the cool blues and purples fade into the background.


Trick #2: Use Opposite Colors            

Red is the opposite of Green

Blue is the opposite of Orange

Yellow is the opposite of Purple

When you use two opposite colors (known as "Complementary Colors) together, both colors pop out more brightly in contrast, grabbing your attention and boosting the energy of your poster. Looking at "Love Bus" again, you'll see that I used opposite colors in a couple places.  I feel that this makes the poster much more bright and energetic to view. What do you think?

So these are two tricks that are nice to have up your artistic sleeve. Now let me know how your coloring is going! Tell me below (in the comment section) some of your coloring tricks. Look forward to hearing from you!

Erin