With a little help from the Phrontistery and a colors study series by CLmember Miaki, we've put together a guide to lesser-known color vocabulary.

	black; dark; of a black colour in heraldry
	orange-yellow
	grey-green colour
	bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red
	deep pure blue

Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Originally, pre-recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device has been replaced by computers and software like Adobe After Effects.

History

The technique was invented by Max Fleischer, who used it in his series Out of the Inkwell starting around 1915, with his brother Dave Fleischer dressed in a clown outfit as the live-film reference for the character Koko the Clown. Max patented the method in 1917.

Fleischer used rotoscope in a number of his later cartoons as well, most notably the Cab Calloway dance routines in three Betty Boop cartoons from the early 1930s, and the animation of Gulliver in Gulliver's Travels (1939). The Fleischer studio's most effective use of rotoscoping was in their series of action-oriented Superman cartoons, in which Superman and the other animated figures displayed very realistic movement.

With a little help from the Phrontistery and a colors study series by CLmember Miaki, we've put together a guide to lesser-known color vocabulary.

	red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour
	reddish purple
	brownish crimson
	light bluish purple
	rich blue or reddish-blue colour

With a little help from the Phrontistery and a colors study series by CLmember Miaki, we've put together a guide to lesser-known color vocabulary.

	pale green colour
	of or like ivory; ivory-coloured
	reddish colour
	of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron
	dead-leaf colour; dull brown

Here's a post I put together for the folks over at TwiTip (Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More).

While Twitter offers a few options for your background, if you're a twitter user you're probably more likely to notice and appreciate the differentiations from the standard backgrounds and color themes, and more likely to want extended that appreciation to those who follow you. Here are few suggestions you might want to consider when choosing a great color theme for your twitter profile:

Things to Consider When Choosing a Color Theme

1.) It has personality.  Let the colors speak for your personality... professional, fun, wacky, natural, etc.

Obviously, the Internet and social networks are all about transparency and truthfulness, and everyone treats them in that way... well, okay, maybe it's more about forming the person you truly see yourself as; who you truly are without outside pressures or expectations. So, choose colors that align with your own style and taste. However, while you may be really proud of the university you attended, the colors you so proudly spilled beer all over don't really speak to who you actually are, only one aspect about you.

2.) Make sure it won't cause a seizure.  Super bright and colorful makes a theme very hard to look at.

As the main purpose of Twitter is to communicate information, you'll want stay away from choosing any 'Pokémon Shock' color themes as it will only distract from the few carefully chosen characters you put in each tweet.

Read the entire post and see a small gallery of colorful profiles at TwiTip.

*Update: my apologies; header pattern by rphnick.

With a little help from the Phrontistery and a colors study series by CLmember Miaki, we've put together a guide to lesser-known color vocabulary.

	shining bronze colour
	whitish; becoming white
	like the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured
	immortal; undying; deep purple-red colour
	the heraldic colour silver or white

This is a guest post written by speakin_colors.
A wide variety of styles fall under the term gothic. A gothic wedding dress may be similar to a Renaissance dress, or it may be closer to the dark style of the underworld look of vampires and witches. It could also include some typical Celtic elements adapted to the gothic fashion, with rich fabrics and a variety of deep colours. Other designs could include a skin-tight black or red dress with a Victorian neckline or a plunging or lock-lace bodice, a goth corset with black ribbon detail, a long flowing skirt with lace or a webbed black hose.

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Medieval Wedding Dresses
Gothic themed dresses may also incorporate the look of the Medieval ages. Though some Medieval dresses are in white, darker colours can be chosen for a darker and more dramatic design while still retaining the rich materials and delicate trims that are often featured in Medieval dresses. Typical distinguishing characteristics of the Medieval dresses are puff-sleeves and ruffled necklines.

This is a guest post written by speakin_colors.

A Bit of History
The traditional white wedding dress symbolizes purity and chastity, two virtues a woman about to get married was supposed to have in the past. The bridal custom of wearing white started in the XVI century but it was given a boost when Queen Victoria decided to wear a white wedding gown instead of the silver dress royal brides used to wear at that time. Another monarch, Mary Queen of Scots, had worn white before when she married François II of France. However, her choice did not become popular then since white was the official colour of mourning in France at the time. It is believed Mary had chosen white since she was very fond of that colour and her white wedding dress surely must have highlighted her bright auburn hair and her hazel-brown eyes.

Prior to the Victorian era, a bride was married in any colour except black (the colour of mourning) or red (which was connected with prostitutes).

In the XIX century, women began to choose dark colours instead of light ones to get married. The choice was based purely on economic reasons since dark-coloured wedding gowns could be worn again on other social occasions.

Along with our ASE, GIMP, HTML and other download options; you can also download any of our more than 700,000 color palettes in 3 different Microsoft Expression formats. These options will make it easier for our creative friends using Expression tools to get the color love into their programs.

The Three Expression Formats:

Expression Design
Microsoft Expression Design is a small but professional and expressive vector graphics drawing and editing tool. It helps you create vector based graphics, integrate bitmaps along with your compositions, add dynamic effects to both vector and bitmap based objects and also allows you to manage Color Swatches, a concept that is very popular across any other vector design tool like Illustrator, CorelDraw or Freehand (R.I.P).

Expression Design is compared by some people to Adobe Illustrator. Expression Design, however, focuses only on digital graphics and has no features for printing. You can download a trial of Microsoft Expression Design from microsoft.com. Expression Design is included in Expression Studio, the box which includes the entire Expression family of products.

WPF Resource Dictionary (Brushes)
The WPF color palette you can download from COLOURlovers is a WPF Resource Dictionary, which is basically a library of resources (in this case colors) that you can add to your WPF project in Expression Blend.

What is WPF? WPF is our friendly name for Windows Presentation Foundation, a platform that helps designers and developers to create Windows desktop applications. WPF includes support for vector and bitmap graphics, animation, video, audio, interactivity, rich controls, 3D and more. With WPF, Microsoft has opened the doors for designers to become first-class citizens, collaborating in the creation of the next generation of Windows applications. This is an exciting creative and business opportunity for designers.

While red may be the hands-down all time most romantic color, for obvious reasons: the physical and psychological effects it has on us humans, the clear choice for the 'romantic' holiday, Valentine's Day, it is certainly not the only color of romance. Here are some of the most romantic colors from the COLOURlovers library and some information from around the web about why these colors are considered 'Romantic'.

Red

"Not only is red the color of the blood that flushes the face and swells the pelvis and that one swears one would spill to save the beloved’s prized hide. It is also a fine metaphoric mate for the complexity and contrariness of love..." - Continue reading at nytimes.com

The most emotionally intense color, red stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing. It is also the color of love. Red clothing gets noticed and makes the wearer appear heavier. Since it is an extreme color, red clothing might not help people in negotiations or confrontations. Red cars are popular targets for thieves. In decorating, red is usually used as an accent. Decorators say that red furniture should be perfect since it will attract attention. - infoplease

Red is the most popular color in top 10 romantic colors. In fact it is a vital symbol of Valentine's Day celebrations. Red Candies, Valentine's Day cards, red hearts and red roses are very popular parts of Valentine's Day celebrations. - Top 10 Romantic Colors