# Practical colour concepts that improve visual storytelling **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 26, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-colour-concepts-that-improve-visual-storytelling/680883 "2026-04-26T13:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-colour-concepts-that-improve-visual-storytelling/680883/1 "2026-04-26T13:00:50Z")
CreativeBloq’s rundown on 14 colour concepts is a solid reminder that hue, contrast, and saturation aren’t just “art theory” stuff - they’re what actually steer the eye and do half the storytelling for you. > **[14 colour concepts every artist needs to know](https://www.creativebloq.com/art/digital-art/the-colour-concepts-every-artist-needs-to-understand)** > > These artistic colour techniques can help you guide the viewer and enhance your storytelling. Here’s the image that goes with the colour concepts breakdown. ![ScTbTFWLYvuYHrPoB9CEAW-1200-80](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/b/d/bd41a9cc35286951fd6b7b122be4d3008dab48a1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/practical-colour-concepts-that-improve-visual-storytelling/680883/2 "2026-04-26T15:21:13Z")
Look — even in boring dashboards, colour does the same job: it tells you what to look at first, and what you can safely ignore. The quickest win I’ve seen is limiting “loud” saturation to one narrative element per frame; everything else a bit muted and suddenly the story reads in the right order.