Idea Development and Inspirations

Two medieval paintings that helped inspire my colour palette

 

My chosen colour palette

One of my initial ideas

  

These are some of my key inspirations for the project; I think the paintings at the top are perfect for the colour scheme I want to encapsulate in my work.  They have wonderful earthy, natural colours that also look fiery and could resemble hellfire.  I think the idea of the colour palette being earthy but bringing in the colours of lust, anger, passion and danger will work really successfully.  It is also the colour of blood which is very relevant to the plot of 'In Extremis'.  I am pleased with the initial drawing I have done as I feel it works well against the colour scheme and the simplicity of the dress allows the colour to speak for itself.  I am very happy with the colour palette I have created and I think it will work really well with the play and also the set that Rhiannon is working on.  I need to find fabrics that work as well as the paint does and use texture and colour to create a beautiful array of costumes that have little pattern (I only really want the king to have pattern to show his affluence) and allow the colours and textures to speak for themselves and not distract from the action and script.