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15d (edited) โข ๐๏ธStudio Banter
Color Snob
I have spent years studying color theory.
I can explain warm vs cool palettes, simultaneous contrast, chroma, value relationships, atmospheric perspective, and pigment behavior.
I have entire shelves dedicated to paint.
And yet...
I am once again staring at a marker swatch sheet wondering who approved these color names.
Some are perfectly reasonable.
Emerald. Navy. Cerulean. Black.
Excellent. We know what we're working with.
Then we suddenly take a hard left into things like:
Hopbush.
Stormcloud.
Butter Toast.
Caramel Apple.
Desire.
DESIRE?!
What color is desire?
Is it warm? Cool? Transparent? Granulating?
Who knows~?
But apparently~ it's pink~ (which... I have some feeling about this...)
As artists, we spend a lot of time learning to see color accurately, but every now and then a manufacturer reminds us that color naming is less science and more "Greg from marketing had an idea."
So today's question:
What's the worst~or funniest~ art supply color name you've ever encountered?
Because I refuse to believe "Desire" was the best option available that day. And also 4 of these are almost the exact same hue/ shade/ value~ ๐คฃ
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