Principles of creating decorative plantings and floral compositions
With the artistic solution of the garden space, when creating decorative flower compositions on its territory, it is necessary to be guided by the principles of combining the elements and the general rules of aesthetic perception. A very important role in this is played by the primary function of greenery, the appearance of individual compositions, the combination of color, light and shadow.
With the help of color, you can achieve a climax in the design and the corresponding psychological and emotional impact, comfort. Colors are accurately defined optical properties of objects, which are perceived by each person individually. In addition, the color effect depends on the play of light and shadow, as well as on the features of the surface and the structure of flowers and foliage.
Intense colors in the sun become even stronger.
Dark colors without sun look dull and discernible.
"Light color tones( white, cream, yellow, gray-silver), on the contrary, in dim lighting get a dull tint or in the semi-darkness give the vegetation an easier silhouette.
Brilliant leaves and flowers reflect light and give the impression of lighter and luminous.
Matte leaves and flowers absorb light and appear darker.
The color of plays almost the most important role in the artistic decision of a decorative flower arrangement, so it's so important to use it in the design when creating a color scheme. As from separate notes, and from various color tones it is possible to pick up a uniform harmonious chord. The color palette, composed of colors of the light spectrum, can be successfully used if one understands the patterns in color design and similarity between colors. To do this, it is convenient to use the so-called color circle, which allows you to accurately observe color ratios.
- Primary, or basic, colors are red, yellow and blue. They are also called "pure" colors, since they are not formed by mixing two or more colors. Secondary, or optional, colors are orange, green, purple, resulting from the mixing of the two primary colors.
To , warm colors include yellow and orange tones that are on one side of the light spectrum.
Cold colors are called blue, turquoise and green. They occupy the opposite side of the light spectrum.
Neutral color is white, polar is black for it. With them, all other colors can be mixed. As a result, color tones appear. If you mix them together, you get a gray color.
Pastel tones result from mixing the remaining colors with white.
Color shades of can occur as a result of mixing spectral colors with black.