Colour Facts For January 2018

Stress Reducing Colour
  1. Did you know that the 'purple people bridge' is a purple pedestrian bridge that joins Cincinnati, Ohio with Newport, Kentucky? Purple was chosen as the colour for the bridge with the valuable inputs of the local residents. Purple was chosen for the bridge as the colour is believed to be a good colour for public consumption. When in Ohio, don't forget to make a visit to the place and photograph the beautiful bridge.

  2. Eyes with extremely less melanin in the iris are blue. Eyes with a bit more melanin are green, hazel or light brown. And those with a high concentration of melanin are medium or dark brown. Eye colour is an inherited trait. We are sure you have seen several celebs and movie stars with purple and violet eyes. Most of them wear purple contact lenses with violet and purple eyes to catch the attention of people and be remembered. Violet eyes are very rare and only a few people with Albinism or Alexandria's Genesis may have that coloured eyes.

  3. Most flags of the countries in the world have colours such as blue, red, white, black or green. Did you know that is one country, however, which has purple in it? If you are wondering which one, here you go! It is Dominica. The flag of this nation has a Imperial amazon or the sisserou parrot as it is also popularly known, with purple chest and head. The sisserou parrot is sometimes coloured either blue or purple (the parrot's actual colour). The use of purple makes the flag of Dominica one of the only two flags of sovereign states alongside the flag of Nicaragua to have the colour.

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Colour Quotes For January 2018

  • When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows.

    - Rachel Houston

  • Green is the prime colour of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.

    - Pedro Calderon de la Barca

  • Think colour! Know how to imagine it!

    - Gustave Moreau

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Colour Tips For January 2018

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  1. Masking tape is a precaution taken during the painting process. No matter how careful you are, there may still be a void or two between the trim and the tape. If you expose the tape to paint, some is bound to get through. The trick lies in pretending that the tape isn't there at all. Don't ever force a lot of paint into the corner at an angle. What you should do instead is lightly load the paintbrush and run it down parallel to the trim.

  2. Have you observed how paint works its way up into the bristles after a couple of hours of painting? If you don't wipe off the paint out of it, it will build up and cause your brush to get stiff and get deformed. After you comb all the paint out of the bristles, you need to run water down into the brush. You need to straighten out the bristles with a comb before you put the brush away. Always remember to protect the bristles by storing the brush in the package it came in.

  3. Did you know that when it is time to paint a ceiling, a roller may not always be the best tool for the task? If the ceiling is heavily textured and if you intend on painting the entire room, a sprayer is much more efficient as it can eliminate the need for cutting in, which is one of the more time-consuming tasks in painting the interiors of the home. Simply spray the ceiling, and let overspray land on the wall and ceiling trim. It gives you the professional finish you want faster than a brush and roller. It is definitely going to make your painting projects go smoother and faster while giving you a professional-looking finish that will make you proud!

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