The day before yesterday was Christmas, and many places also had a Christmas atmosphere.

But there is a phenomenon that the color matching and decorative design of Christmas are more popular than our traditional ones?

Is the color of Christmas better than the traditional color of the New Year?

As we all know, most Christmas decorations are red with green.

However, under the condition that the world also has the classic color matching of red and green, Christmas seems to be more popular, and some people even think that the color matching of Christmas is much better than that of the Spring Festival.

The decoration and color matching of Christmas are considered very foreign, while the color matching and design of traditional Chinese New Year are considered rustic and tacky.

But is that really the case? Is the color of Christmas better than the traditional color of the New Year?

The reason for this impression is that the red and green of Christmas reduce the brightness and make the visual effect softer.

It is not difficult to find that the red color of Christmas is different from the common bright red color. It should be darker, and tends to rose red, wine red, etc., while green is not bright emerald green but peacock green or olive green.

As a contrast color, red and green have a sense of coordination between cold and warm, while not excessive "noisy eyes".

The combination of these two colors is not only common in Christmas, but also in Gucci's classic colors.

Most of the elements created by the red and green of Christmas are simple and lovely, and the red and green areas are properly matched.

Whether it's a little old man at Christmas, a little elk, a small hat, a lamp ball, etc., they all exude a high degree of affinity. No matter men, women, old or young, they can get their direct and clear loveliness.

In general, red and green do not appear in large areas at the same time. When one color is used more, the other will become embellishment.

In order to make red and green less boring, we also often use sub gold and silver as intermediate colors to divide and embellish, making the overall color matching more flexible.

The design attached to the Christmas color has clear priorities and high ornamental value.

Take the classic Christmas tree as an example. Green is the keynote of a large area, while other red, indigo and gold ornaments are decorated in a small area with smaller objects.

The carrier of red and green is generally textured, with various and fresh shapes. However, most of the New Year's decorations are based on folk customs.

Christmas has changed from a religious festival to a commercial festival.

A large number of businesses have launched innovative designs on Christmas Day. In addition to the exotic customs that Christmas brings, even the common color matching of red and green will also bring their own buff filters.

But it does not mean that foreign red with green is foreign. There are also beautiful red with green in Chinese traditional color matching. Red with green is not advanced, but depends on the matching skills.

It was once said that "red matches green, it's in poor taste". Why is it so popular in foreign now?

Speaking of red with green, our first impression of it is mostly the vulgar combination of bright red and green.

This is because of the visual stimulus generated by the high saturation and large area of red and green opposition.

The red and green color matching of Christmas color makes people feel very comfortable. The reason has been explained previously.

In fact, in ancient China, there were many applications of red and green color matching, which were also relatively advanced and did not have a sense of vulgarity.

This is because red with lower saturation is more advanced than green.

In the ancient times when resources were scarce, it was not easy to obtain dyes, and dark or multi-color clothes were linked to status and rights.

Under the long-term aesthetic regulation, if red with green is bright and colorful and enhances contrast, it will be considered as vulgar, while low saturation colors will make people feel more advanced.

The area of coordination can weaken the contrast, which is also the reason why it looks good.

When the red peonies are in full bloom, red occupies a large area and is dotted with green, giving people a feeling of enthusiasm.

And if green occupies a large area of the painting, a little red in the green cluster will give birth to a cool and tranquil atmosphere.

Both can be the protagonists, but if the area is equal, they will oppose each other and compete against each other, which is intolerable.

The red and green colors are changed into embellishment colors. After the attention is diverted, the red and green colors reappear, which is no longer abrupt.

Red and green are also separated by other colors as "middle colors".

The so-called neutral color is actually the color between two colors on the color card. For example, the neutral colors of "red" and "green" on the color card are "orange" and "yellow".

It is very common to use yellow as an accessory in our hanfu design. Whether it is lace up or lining, it breaks the main color situation of pure contrast between red and green, making the whole more dynamic.

It can be seen that even red and green color matching may not necessarily be vulgar.

Do we really understand the advanced color matching in China?

Arethe traditional Chinese New Year colors really tacky?

In fact, the traditional colors of China have a high-level collocation rule linked with our culture.
The color matching of the Spring Festival mostly reduces the brightness of the color, so even the bright colors will not look too vulgar.

Red is naturally the most festive color for the Spring Festival. In the common decorative patterns of the Spring Festival, most of them are dark red like ochre and brown.

Then match with other auspicious colors and patterns such as gold, blue and yellow.

In the color matching of the Spring Festival, the traditional Chinese color is based on the spontaneous color, so there will be not particularly bright and exciting colors.

Focus on the solid color of the object, contrast and set off the color of the object itself to achieve the effect of harmonious and unified color of the screen.

For example, the shaping of the God of Wealth uses tooth color and yellow pill (or only yellow pill) as the background color to set off red.

This not only satisfies the center of the subject, but also has the mutual echo of the contrasting colors.

It is also a rare time to see purple color matching during the Spring Festival. Purple is originally a symbol of advanced color.

It has a very high rank in Chinese traditional colors, and is the peak of power in the Song Dynasty, so it is missing in the folk decoration color matching.

In addition, purple has a certain religious mystery, which only appears in the images of immortals and dignitaries.

In addition, purple is rare and expensive. Most of the colors we see are similar to purple, such as green lotus and blue China.

In addition, hemming, the basic means of configuration, makes the transition between colorsgentler, and the patterns and materials correspond.

For example, the light color border used when contrasting the design color with the background, and the dark color border of the design on the gold background can be seen on all kinds of decorative paintings and red envelopes.

Many Chinese New Year decorative paintings use the technique of overlapping halos to make the colors more layered.

The method of overlapping halos generally starts from shallow to deep, followed by dark pressing.

For example, the common modeling of flowers and birds is from the outside to the inside, one by one, and the deeper they are stacked. The birds, animals and butterflies outside the flower are painted on white powder with ochre.

The same is true of the Nine Fish Painting, which is often regarded as "more than enough every year". The color of lotus leaves varies from light to deep, while the lotus flowers are "color contrast, transition, and foil".

It is not only modern aesthetics that has color structure and decorative consciousness. Our use of color has been very unique since ancient times.

China's understanding of primary colors will be earlier.

Chinese traditional folk put forward the concept of "five color concept", which is more than 1000 years earlier than the western "seven color concept" and "three primary colors".

Our color rule is to emphasize grade.

Namely the first level: (heaven and earth) Xuan, Huang; Second level: (five sides) green, red, yellow, white and black; The third level: (five colors) green, red, blue, purple, bay yellow; Level 4: intermediate colors (variegated colors).

Many traditional color matching follow this color matching level.

For example, the cloisonne four color horse bowl basically follows the second level color configuration. Blue, white, red and yellow are missing due to the royal ban, but brown replaces black.

Color matching techniques are based on colors seen in the real world.

For example, the yellow green locust juice, snail green and lead powder are used as the background to set off the green.

Realistic to a certain extent, but disdaining pure realism, this is the senior freehand brushwork of the ancestors.

Our color matching rules have profound connotation and origin. If we carefully study the matching, we can also produce advanced Chinese color works.

Article Source:艺术与设计

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