Superhero Color Theory Part 2
To stand apart from the primary colors of superheroes, the secondary colors of purple, green, and orange are often combined to signify a villain. In this comics tutorial, you will learn the significance of pink super heroes, the risks of using characters who show off their skin, and invisible, or clear, as a colour choice. Friend of the Gutter Aaron Hanson and Brian McLachlan look at the use of color in conveying character for superheroes, supervillains and secondary characters.
"Part I: Primary Heroes" here and "Part II: Secondary Characters" here. 3.1M subscribers in the comicbooks community. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics.
Superhero Color Theory, Part I: The Primary Heroes
Source: Superhero Color Theory, Part I: The Primary Heroes As already mentioned, decorating with superhero color schemes can be as simple as re-coloring old furniture, adding trinkets, and putting up visual displays that align with your superhero's color scheme. When it comes to superheroes and villains, you may have noticed a common trend in how their coloured; with heroes often dressed in primary colours such as red, blue and yellow, while villains are usually decked out in secondary colours such as green, orange and violet. This infographic from Cartridge People takes a look at the theory behind these colour choices, examining what each colour says.
On another episode of Tales From the Comments, we're responding to your comments about Spider-Man Homecoming, Joker's real origin, and theories surrounding comic book superheroes and color! I need help in better understanding what is the significant or importance behind each color pairing. Why you may ask? I'm an aspiring comic book writer but I'm having trouble finding the right color palette for my OC's and i would like to hear your insights about colors regarding mostly just superheroes. What do the colors of your favourite superhero tell you about them? We're applying traditional color theory to iconic comic characters, to see what we can learn about them.
Superhero Color Theory: The Outliers
Our focus this time is on darker colors, and how they define both heroes and villains. Black and red are colors for dark passion. Brian McLachlan & Aaron Hanson Brian McLachlan & Aaron Hanson Superhero Color Theory.
It's no accident that most major heroes use a combination of the primary colors red, blue, and yellow, but what does it mean for characterization of these heroes?
