Saturation Development

I have begun to explore the colour theory of Contrast of Saturation. Saturation means the intensity of a singular colour, therefore; Contrast of Saturation means the contrast between high and low intensity and/or dullness of the colour. The Saturation depends on if the colour has higher pigments of black or white. Purer colours will have higher pigments of white, richer colour will have higher pigments of black.

I started with experimenting with my original idea of nail polish layering; the idea of the saturation going from pure to intense (opaque to highly pigmented). The idea was to apply 20-30 layers of nail polish onto the nails and photograph the process to see how the colour changes. However, the actual colour did not change as much, the layers just got thicker.

                        

First layer (above) Last layer (below)

Since the idea of the nail polish was not as successful, I will experiment with the idea of abstract collage making. The collages will show Contrast of Saturation through the use of darker and lighter shades of Turquoise paper media together. I will take shape inspiration for the collages from the Turquoise rock (this is where the word comes from).