A to Z Challenge: Writing Colors - Ultramarine

As I tell my ladies at Zumba, we are in the home stretch!

Welcome back to the A to Z Challenge!

This year, I have been providing different colors for descriptive purposes in writing using the website Color-ize to look at an alphabetical list of colors that we can use instead of using the same basic colors we know off the top of our heads. One color can come in so many shades; why not take a look at them?

Today's color is: Ultramarine.

Go Google-Image this color. Go on.

What action figure is that?? lol Some of these colors pop up the weirdest results. Is it some weird Omega-force doll or something? Oh well.

Blue used to be my favorite color, and this beautiful dark blue is one of the reasons why. It's so strong and rich in color. Ultramarine is an interesting word as well, and is apparently associated with superheroes. It would make a pretty cool sci-fi or mutant hair color.

A to Z Challenge: Writing Colors - Denim

Good morning! Welcome back to the A to Z Challenge.

This year, I decided to provide different colors for descriptive purposes in writing. I'm using the website Color-ize to look at an alphabetical list of colors that we can use instead of using the same basic colors we know off the top of our heads. One color can come in so many shades, so why not take a look at them? :)

Our last look into Shades of Blue for now:

I still sing this when we say denim, lol. Denim is interesting. There are so many jean colors that even this might not be the normal denim color, but that's the one I think of. I'm not sure how many people walk around saying denim in a story (I think we all just say bluejeans now), but I say it in real life, so it's possible.

A to Z Challenge: Writing Colors - The Beautiful C's

Welcome back to the A to Z Challenge!

This year, I decided to provide different colors for descriptive purposes in writing. I'm using the website Color-ize to look at an alphabetical list of colors that we can use instead of using the same basic colors we know off the top of our heads. One color can come in so many shades, so why not take a look at them? :)

We are still in my Shades of Blue series, and this one is a 3-for-1 deal! Let us sail the beautiful C's. (See what I did there? hehe)

My favorite one to say (but least favorite in my

closet because, you know, ROYGBIV): Cerulean.

My favorite to look at: Cornflower blue. It's just so pretty!

And the one that hurts my eyes but is nearest to my heart because of my WIP, Cyan.

These are three expressive colors that can also depict certain moods in a story. Cyan is one of those beach water colors or sky colors I used to draw with in Paint. It is also the eye color and name of one of the supporting characters in my WIP, The Crystal Bearer, whom I named after a character in Final Fantasy VI.

Which is your favorite?

A to Z Challenge: Writing Colors - Bondi Blue

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back to the A-to-Z Challenge!

This year, I decided to provide different colors for descriptive purposes in writing. I'm using the website Color-ize to look at an alphabetical list of colors that we can use instead of using the same basic colors we know off the top of our heads. One color can come in so many shades, so why not take a look at them? :)

Today's color in my Shades of Blue series: Bondi Blue.

This color irks the ROYGBIV color scheme in my closet! It definitely fits somewhere after the greenish blue shirts, but does it go before or after the bluish green shirts?...Argh! It is a beautiful color, though. There's a Bondi Beach, right? Is that where that comes from? Man, now I want to go on vacation.

A to Z Challenge: Writing Colors - Azure

Welcome to the 2015 Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

The challenge this year is dedicated to Tina, whom I never got to meet, but she impacted a lot of people in the writing blogosphere, and this was a great idea to honor her. So let's get it done!

This year, I decided to provide different colors for descriptive purposes in writing. I'm using the website Color-ize to look at an alphabetical list of colors that we can use instead of using the same basic colors we know off the top of our heads. One color can come in so many shades, so why not take a look at them? :)

The first few I want to highlight happen to be shades of blue (it used to be my favorite color), so I'm starting A to Z with a series. ;)

Today's color is Azure.

This color is probably one of the first shades I think of when I think of blue. It's probably what most people call bright blue, because it is. It's vibrant and happy, and what we all colored our skies with in Microsoft Paint.

Another shade of blue that begins with A: Aqua (even though it has a lot more green in it).