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ChromattixSpectrum of Emotions

Published: 2009-06-23 09:01:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 95512; Favourites: 8942; Downloads: 2705
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Description Inspired by the advent of new and revised Emoticons here recently, I decided "why not make my own?" - after al, I have the know-how, I have one other animated GIF in my gallery so far and I made my own avatar too...just finding motivation is hard because it literally takes HOURS just to make a few seconds of animation

I might as well enter this Rainbow Contest too, even though I had something else in mind, luckily I can enter twice if need be, wish me luck, I personally thought this was an original and humerous idea for an emoticon, sorry it's a bit bigger than standard emoticons, it was the only way I could get each face to appear clear (the individual emotes by the way ARE correct size) - I wasn't intending this one being one that could actually be used anyway

So lets look at the colour's meanings ay? colour often gives a certain mood in art, I chose the most common representation for each, keep in mind this is in my own words, how I interpret them;

Red: Red is the colour of blood, so since the dawn of time it was a colour used as a warning, red is danger or attention, when we get mad, the blood vessels in our face increase flow and make our faces red!
Orange: Did you know that looking at the colour orange increases oxygen flow to the brain and temporarly improves IQ? that's why I consider orange the "smart" colour, smart people aren't easily impressed, hence why the orange blank-stare emote works so well
Yellow: The colour of sunshine, Daffodils, baby ducklings and all things happy, yellow is bright and lively, the classic smiley face is yellow, and so is the much used "lol" emote
Green: While green can represent nature and health, in reference to humans, looking "green around the gills" as the saying goes often refers to sickness, and anyone who has puked raw green bile would agree
Blue: Arguably the most popular colour on Earth, and also the most common, blue is regarded as cool and calm, hence the sporty sunnies
Indigo: The neglected colour of the spectrum, people will often skip "Indigo and Violet" and just simplify and say "purple" - Indigo is rather dark and dismal, so I thought it would be best for the solemn feel of sadness
Violet: Considered the creative and passionate colour, maybe that's why most of violet's fanbase are often artistic or spiritual people, so the "cute" face I gave is kinda a representation of the loving, deep and understanding nature of many violet lovers

Did you know? - That red light has the longest wavelength followed by orange, right down to violet with the shortest (but with most frequency) - it's that which always causes red to appear first in the rainbow with violet last

Thanks a lot also to `arrioch and ^Synfull for featuring it as a Daily Deviation!

Copyrighted animation, please do not upload this to other accounts or websites, however using it to brighten your journals is fine (credit would be nice though)
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Comments: 1351

Mari-Limmy In reply to ??? [2009-08-19 03:00:20 +0000 UTC]

Really cool work and idea!

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Chromattix In reply to Mari-Limmy [2009-08-19 05:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou!

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Sericule In reply to ??? [2009-08-18 19:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Though it looks simple, its really an intelligent piece of pixel art. Congrats on the Daily Deviation!

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Chromattix In reply to Sericule [2009-08-19 05:06:18 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou! Yep, such a simple thing can convey a big idea glad you liked it

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Disturbed313 In reply to ??? [2009-08-17 21:44:03 +0000 UTC]

beautifully made <3

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That-Goth-Chic In reply to ??? [2009-08-16 17:58:24 +0000 UTC]

This is so wicked! It reminds me of Pink Floyd, haha. :-D Would you mind if I used this as one of the emoticons for my writing RPG website? I'll give you credit.

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Chromattix In reply to That-Goth-Chic [2009-08-16 23:27:19 +0000 UTC]

While I'm all for your project, I'd rather that you don't use this - I'm trying to discourage outside usage as much as I can

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That-Goth-Chic In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-17 16:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Aww, alright. I'll respect that. thanks for the reply.

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MiketATu In reply to ??? [2009-08-16 17:47:24 +0000 UTC]

excellent
very awesome

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Jezzy-Fezzy In reply to ??? [2009-08-14 07:32:29 +0000 UTC]

A well earned DD indeed! And how you go to the detail in explaining about your progress aswell as the animation itself is mindblowing and informative.

Awesome!


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RenamonMart In reply to Jezzy-Fezzy [2009-08-18 18:59:50 +0000 UTC]

awesome avatar dude XDD

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Jezzy-Fezzy In reply to RenamonMart [2009-08-19 01:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Cheers!

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Chromattix In reply to Jezzy-Fezzy [2009-08-14 08:51:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! and yes, I think it's good when an artists writes about what their peice means and how it was done...Sucks when you see something brilliant and the artist had nothing to say about it

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Jezzy-Fezzy In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-14 09:19:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah. Annoying huh?

And no worries!

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MANips In reply to ??? [2009-08-12 17:37:38 +0000 UTC]

Clever image, I love it!

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RandomRia In reply to ??? [2009-08-11 19:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Hahaa this is a great way to express both
Color, and emotes lol

It reminds me of my Pink Floyd Shirt

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Chromattix In reply to RandomRia [2009-08-12 04:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and of all the Pink Floyd comments I got - I think your'e the first to say they have an actual shirt

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RandomRia In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-15 20:42:17 +0000 UTC]

That makes my Pink Floyd comment special haha

lol
And no problem !

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zakurawolf In reply to ??? [2009-08-11 18:59:53 +0000 UTC]

my fav is orange. no blue. no pink...

GWAH I CANT DECIDE!!! THEY ALL SO WONDERFUL!!!

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Chromattix In reply to zakurawolf [2009-08-12 04:24:48 +0000 UTC]

Just like real colours...it can be hard to pick a favourite at times

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zakurawolf In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-12 04:25:57 +0000 UTC]

so true. ^^

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bishopBlueWaters In reply to ??? [2009-08-11 10:20:44 +0000 UTC]

Never knew you had it in you... gud job...
I fuckin hate animating

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Chromattix In reply to bishopBlueWaters [2009-08-11 10:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Lol, I used to make animated GIF's like this a few years ago, so I had some knowledge of how its done, but this is my first proper one I think and yes, it's ridiculously tedious and long, but the results are rewarding most of the time

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madam-lara-croft In reply to ??? [2009-08-10 15:50:53 +0000 UTC]

so cool.... all expressions of life simply n briefly explained
SO SO COOL... faving

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Chromattix In reply to madam-lara-croft [2009-08-11 02:22:58 +0000 UTC]

Lol, thankyou

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madam-lara-croft In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-13 08:12:07 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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SonderSays In reply to ??? [2009-08-10 05:29:31 +0000 UTC]

I feel inspired.

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SoroLogin55 In reply to ??? [2009-08-08 21:35:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info on coloursI like that emoticon very much

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Chromattix In reply to SoroLogin55 [2009-08-09 01:26:36 +0000 UTC]

No problem. Glad you found it interesting (these are just my opinions though, some are facts I heard before like with the orange, others are based on my feelings and what the general public thinks of each colour )

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Espioshi In reply to ??? [2009-08-08 14:07:52 +0000 UTC]

i also heard that sleeping in a red room can cause insomnia, and that blue prevents suicide, which is why many bridges are painted blue. also, yellow can make people anxious and make babies cry. grey is the easiest color our eyes can process. and ur info is actually mostly new, awesome stuff to me!!

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Chromattix In reply to Espioshi [2009-08-08 14:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I never knew ANY of those, the blue one is interesting, I still can't imagine how it woud prevent suicide, I wonder how long they've known that I always thought yellow would cheer people up rather than make then anxious...ahh the things colours can do

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fauxpeanut In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 17:47:32 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Featured here: [link]

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Chromattix In reply to fauxpeanut [2009-08-08 03:51:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Otacon144 In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 07:49:12 +0000 UTC]

That's quite a concept! A very well-executed one, at that!

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Chromattix In reply to Otacon144 [2009-08-07 14:54:44 +0000 UTC]

Execution is always equally as valuable as the concept glad you liked both

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diverse-norm In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 07:05:25 +0000 UTC]

This animation looks so good! it reminds me of guitar hero. guess it is devianthero?

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Chromattix In reply to diverse-norm [2009-08-07 14:48:15 +0000 UTC]

Lol, there's actually a guitar Hero emoticon made by `CookiemagiK it's probably the most popular emote in history

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diverse-norm In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-09 02:23:28 +0000 UTC]

anywho, it looks cool the way you spiced it up.

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pegasusfreeze5867 In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:59:03 +0000 UTC]

Way to use light to your advantage!

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Chromattix In reply to pegasusfreeze5867 [2009-08-07 14:46:47 +0000 UTC]

Light - one can't even touch it, yet it's a universally critical and powerful element

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pegasusfreeze5867 In reply to Chromattix [2009-08-07 18:33:21 +0000 UTC]

Well, technically we can touch it since it's bouncing off of us, but I get your point

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Bianca-Jo In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:57:58 +0000 UTC]

Love, love, love it!

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DeadlyNight-FanFic In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:36:17 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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Mantastic001 In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:30:41 +0000 UTC]

You did such an excellent job on this!

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Chromattix In reply to Mantastic001 [2009-08-07 14:43:39 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou!

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emo1982 In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:25:03 +0000 UTC]

pretty

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CleverConveyence In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 06:08:51 +0000 UTC]

The eye for detail (even scientifically) is astounding.

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Chromattix In reply to CleverConveyence [2009-08-07 14:43:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, there's actually still one scientifically innaccurate feature, but luckily most don't notice

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MysteriousEnigma In reply to ??? [2009-08-07 05:49:26 +0000 UTC]

:LOL:

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Chromattix In reply to MysteriousEnigma [2009-08-07 14:05:49 +0000 UTC]

Yep, that's the best line of examples I could think of

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