Color theory

Question 1

If you want an idea/atmosphere to be depressing and heartless:

Answer 1

The best idea you could do is desaturate it.

Using lots of saturated blue wouldn’t only be cheesy but it would also give the atmosphere too much stimulation and heart and energy. Desaturating lots of stuff will make the piece mostly void of something that should’ve been

Question 2

How to draw the audiences eyes:

Answer 2

Well you can add a color that is very diverse from the rest of the pictures colors

or

You can add a very saturated color in the amount of less saturated colors

usually both of those

Question 3

Saturation and value in a nutshell?

https://youtu.be/Qj1FK8n7WgY

Answer 3

• Don’t over do it
• Use it to guide the viewer
• Tell a story
• use it to change a mood
• Draw attention