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A colour named after a gemstone, the wording itself is French for Turkish.

As for the colour itself it's positioned between light blue and green in the colour wheel, though it's closer to blue. This gives the gemstone as well as the colour it's aquatic appearance which is often associated with the sky or and the ocean.

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Cherokees or Native Americans believed that Turquoise, the material itself represented life and healing. It was called the Sky Stone or the Stone of Life due to it's aquatic appearance and even the stone's tendency to slightly change colour such as light and environmental factors, the later being caused mainly by drops in ph.

Native Americans themselves identified the world as living with everything whenever it be man, animal or object to be precious and a part of the world. They believed in this so much their homes were never permanently in one location, as they lived in tipis which like tents are designed to be easily disassembled and moved from one place to the next. Even when hunting they still showed respect as snakes, wolves and other animals were seen as sacred and to only be killed for special occasions and ceremonies. And although deer's would be hunted for their hides and meat, the hamstring would be left behind rather than eaten as a sign of respect for the animal's spirit.

All this is why the material Turquoise was seen to them as being both sacred and extremely valuable to them, more so than gold, silver and other metals and materials rich in America. They would craft the material carefully into jewelry which would be worn more frequently by chieftains and during ceremonies.

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India and especially the Navajo people see both the material and the colour Turquoise as a symbol of luxury, status and power. In all of India it's also used to repel evil and is rarely used with black which in the same culture represents a lack of desirability (similar to white), negativity, inertia and is most often a symbol of anger and darkness as well as an absence of energy, bareness and death. Something which  Turquoise (both the gemstone and the colour) is the complete opposite of.

In Hindi myth, turquoise is or was believed to grant the user psychic abilities. Though today it's more or less a symbol to attract good, fortune and luck and repel evil, similar to how the cross is seen in Christian faith.

Alongside granting protection, luck and wealth mainly the material turquoise is also a symbol of friendship and truth, similar to how the contrasting colour red is used which is a sign of purity often worn by women.

In general the colour Turquoise, alongside other bright colours in Indian Culture is often positive, though the exception is that Turquoise appears to be more of a symbol of spirituality and faith rather than just a good luck charm.

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I used turqoise, ocean blue and cinemon brown to create this. I based the landscape from american woodlands. Of course this is also based in the past where Native American Culture revolved around showing the Earth respect and travelling from place to place.

So this is my artistic interperation perhaps to how they saw the Earth,

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Hue - the dominant colour and it's orignas such as the primary and secondary colours

Saturation - the richness of the colour or it's purity.

Shade or Value is something which depends on Tint and Tone.

Tint - A mixture of a colour with white which increases the brightness while decreasing the richness

Tone - The opposite of tint which uses black to decrease brightness which like tint also decreases the richness.

Luminance - A measure to describe the brightness of a colour. It depends on the colour's shade.

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I couldn't find much with turquoise and art which really inspired me. So instead I tried red while creating a japanese themed moodboard, based on their amazing art.

Red in Japanese culture means blood. strength, being passionate, and making sacrifices as well as being a colour in the rising sun flag.

I also took some drawings which are based on their old art style, and even took photos and paintings of their culture.

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My 3 drawings (sorry for being late my fault 100%)

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My 3 drawings (sorry for being late my fault 100%)

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Amaterasu the sun goddess, an embodiment of the sun itself.

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Pencil and black pen (later for outline)

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Pencil and black pen (later for outline)

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Picked crimson, blood orange, tuscan sun and ivory from my arteza pencils.

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Picked red, dark yellow, bright yellow, orange and black

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Visual metaphor

A brand's take on advertising tomoto ketchup.
They've fused a tomatoe with the bottle to show where the ketchup comes from.

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Colour psychology

A lime green living room

The colour green and especially lighter colours reprosent safety which is what you should feel at home.

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Expressive use of materials and mark making

A charcoal drawing of a galoping horse with it's rider by it's side.

There is lots of tone, contrast and visual noise. Also the face of the rider is blank and the way he is grabbing the horse is quite aggressive. He is holding the riding whip in an equally aggressive way.

All these appear to express perhaps the cruelty horses go through in competative sports as the ethics have been questioned more and more over the years.

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Finding my own visual communication examples

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Finding my own visual communication examples

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Visual Metaphor

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Visual Metaphor

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Expressive use of materials and mark making

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Finding a strong image and using visual language

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Finding a strong image and using visual language

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How I deal with wellbeing is quite a personal topic as I've suffered from mental health for a lot of my life.

I'm somone who likes to be left alone in my own space, and when I'm not doing anything else I like to find a way to keep myself busy and occupied.

I never like to just complain and do nothing nor do I like feeling sorry for myself. I like to set myself tasks where I can work to improve like little milestones.

An example of this is my love of drawing where I draw nearly everyday. I annotate my work to diagnose any errors where it gives me another excuse to reflect on my process.

I also like to watch video games, watch youtube videos, anime, movies etc...

To help myself think I like to get fresh air by taking long walks in places far from towns and villages. I find it much nicer moving around in cold weather, especially if it's icey and snowy.