Complementary Colours

Task:

Take two photographs based on a theme of your choice. Using Photoshop change and replace the colours to express complementary pairs of colours. Explain your choice of colours.

History:

Complementary colours are colours found on opposite side of the colour wheel. The Primary colours complementary colour is a combination of the other two Primary’s mixed together, for example:

Red complements Green - which is created through mixing blue and yellow
Blue complements Orange - which is created through mixing red and yellow
Yellow complements Purple - which is created through mixing blue and red

The University of Nottingham - Jubilee Campus

For this picture I have decided to change the Blue (Sky) and the Orange (Building) colours and switched the colours around to give the picture an airy feel.

The Town Arms Public House

For this picture I wanted to achieve an unrealistic (almost cartoon looking) using filters and colour replacements to make the building look like Lego.