I'm loving this particular homework! I like assembling photos that seem so unrelated content-wise, but are connected intimately because of their unified color palette. At first it was a little up in the air how I was to assign a color scheme for textures that relate to my blue-green signature color. I mean, which comes first: the scheme or the texture? So, here's what I did, step by step:
PART 1
1) Keyed in blue-green in Getty Images (thanks Getty).
2) Selected photos.
3) Narrowed the search to textures only (although I already did that in step#2).
4) Opened Adobe Bridge and classified photos with the same color palette.
5) Set this aside.
PART 2
6) Opened Kuler and started creating my own color schemes based on the base color blue-green (0R, 128G, 128B).
7) Saved all possible schemes (monochromatic, analogous, complementary, compound, etc.)
8) Customized the base color (assigned blue-green tints and shades), and created Lite and Dark Schemes.
9) Set these aside.
PART 3
10) Opened Color Scheme Designer. I needed an application that had the actual color wheel, and I didn't find that in Kuler.
11) Created more schemes (tetrad, etc.) that I didn't have yet.
12) Realized while I create schemes I can cross-check that with the contact list of photos in Bridge.
13) Chose the following schemes and photos:
Tetrad Color Scheme
(clockwise) closeup detail of reptile, autumn leaf drifting
on the pool, parrot, optic fibers, penguins,
Yellowstone Park "Morning Glory Pool"
Analogous Color Scheme
(clockwise) closeup scales of parrotfish,
yoga mats, extreme closeup of ice in
a glass of water, fins of parrotfish, sequined pillows,
glass building windows, marbles
Compound Color Scheme
(clockwise) polaroid of cherry blossoms, raw blue agate,
yarn, bird feathers, bath salts, foliage, sea waves, crystal,
digital marble texture, rice on a blue background,
wooden door, backflip on the beach, sea shells.
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