Color science, as an interdisciplinary field that integrates natural sciences, social sciences, and art design, plays a significant role in industrial innovation, cultural heritage, and social progress. This article first expounds on the core connotation and development history of color science, and then analyzes the current development status of color science in China, including significant progress in top-level design, platform construction, theoretical research, and technical application, while also revealing bottlenecks such as the lack of top-level policies and insufficient interdisciplinary crossover. On this basis, it explores the development trends of color science in areas such as digital intelligence, sustainable technology, and interdisciplinary integration, and proposes countermeasures from five dimensions: policy support for the disciplinary system, educational popularization, the establishment of industry-university-research platforms, cultivation of high-end talents, cultural heritage, and international exchange, aiming to provide references for building a China-centered color science system and enhancing international competitiveness.

This article focuses on the “Poetry and Colors” traditional Chinese color workshop, exploring the aesthetic of colors in ancient Chinese poetry by visualizing the colors mentioned in the poems. The workshop consists of four modules: colors of nature, colors of seasons, colors of everyday life, and colors of emotions, delving into the interplay between colors and emotions in poetry through artistic perception and practice. This workshop serves as both an academic exchange activity and a social practice event, allowing participants to experience the enchanting colors in ancient poetry through artistic practice and striving to integrate classical color aesthetics into modern design. It not only contributes to the inheritance and development of traditional culture but also stimulates students’ creativity and enhances their aesthetic qualities, injecting fresh artistic and cultural vitality into society. In the future, it is hoped that such exchange activities can continue to thrive and make positive contributions to cultural exchange and sharing.

This paper focuses on the contemporary translation and practice of Song-style colors: it traces the origins of their aesthetic genes and the core of their artistic conception, starts from the aesthetic dimension of Song Dynasty colors, analyzes the color narrative logic in typical carriers of Song Dynasty art, and lays a theoretical foundation for contemporary design translation; takes the Hangzhou Asian Games as a case study to explore the path of "vivid" translation of Song-style colors, explains the connotation of "vivid" narrative design, and analyzes the translation method from the "poetic flavor" to the "painterly flavor" of Song charm; further, starting from the hierarchical construction of multi-scene narrative and the practical exploration of cross-media translation, it deeply probes into the expression method of "intergrowth of artistic conception" in the "vivid" narrative design of Song-style colors in the Hangzhou Asian Games, so as to provide reference theoretical support and practical lessons for the creative transformation of Song-style culture.

The emergence of synthetic color was not merely a technical innovation in materials; it signified a deep convergence between the histories of art and science. Color’s history is far from a purely aesthetic narrative, instead entwined with technological invention, social change and evolving artistic ideas. From the industrial production of aniline dyes, through the widespread adoption of synthetic ultramarine and titanium white, to the development of the Pantone color system and digital RGB color models, the diffusion of synthetic hues reshaped the material conditions of art-making and propelled fundamental shifts in visual form and expression in the modern and contemporary periods.

The artistic essence of meticulous-style flower-and-bird painting lies in the creation of artistic conception. As the core expressive language, color serves not only as a medium to reproduce objects but also as a crucial medium for constructing artistic conception and expressing emotions. This paper systematically explores the dynamic role of color in generating artistic conception within meticulous-style paintings. First, it analyzes the philosophical foundations of traditional color theory from the perspectives of "coloring according to species" and "preconceived intent preceding brushwork." Subsequently, it examines the mechanisms of color expression in emotional symbolism, and material synergy through classic works spanning from the Song Dynasty. Finally, it extends to the evolution and expansion paths of contemporary meticulous-style painting's color language.

Against the backdrop of globalization and cultural convergence, the homogenization of regional interior design has become increasingly prominent. As an intuitive and emotionally rich design element, color serves as a crucial carrier for the inheritance and expression of regional culture. This paper takes Lingnan traditional dwellings as the research object and explores their interior color design strategies from the perspective of regional culture. Firstly, it analyzes the color cultural genes from the dimensions of natural geographical environment, philosophical thoughts, folk beliefs, and craftsmanship techniques, and explains the characteristics of multiple integration such as "learning from nature", "neutrality and implicitness", and "gorgeousness and simplicity". Then, it dissects the pain points in current practices, including the superficialization of cultural symbols, conflicts in adapting to modern functions, and the lack of scientific support for colors. Finally, it proposes four strategic paths: "color translation of natural imagery", "contemporary embodiment of cultural spirit", "innovative interpretation of technical materials", and "ecological consideration of systematicness and sustainability", aiming to provide theoretical and practical guidance for interior color design with regional characteristics.

Consolidating the sense of community of the Chinese nation is the main thread running through the Party’s ethnic work and all undertakings in ethnic regions in the new era. As an important form of artistic creation, ethnic art plays an active role in consolidating this shared sense of community. How to balance the needs of consolidating the sense of community of the Chinese nation in the process of ethnic art creation is a question that creators must address. Among the various approaches, the use of color elements provides an important entry point. Based on this perspective, this article first discusses the significance of ethnic art creation, then analyzes the motivations for employing color elements and the specific strategies of their application, with the aim of exploring their value and methods. In doing so, it seeks to provide useful references for strengthening the sense of community of the Chinese nation through artistic creation.

Printmaking activities have become a common way for children to contact traditional art symbols because of their operability and intuition. Related analysis points out that children's preference for highly saturated colors is directly related to their emotional experience, and they often use symbol substitution and color reconstruction for creative transformation when simplifying traditional patterns. Based on this, this paper will discuss the behavioral characteristics of children's color perception, the path of creative transformation of cultural symbols, and the strategy of balancing tradition and innovation in printmaking education, with the aim of providing practical references for children's art education that take into account both cultural inheritance and creativity development.

Through the color quantification survey of Jiangbin Park in Sanming City and the evaluation and analysis of tourists' color perception based on SD method. The results show that the architectural color contrast of Jiangbin Park is strong but not rich, which is too traditional and gloomy. It is recommended to increase the color of medium and high brightness; The infrastructure style is not uniform, which makes people feel disorganized, it is suggested to reduce the lightness and chroma of the color; The landscape sketches have fewer colors, it is suggested to add more modern style sketches with more rich colors; The paving color is uniform, but there is a lack of connection between different materials, it feels like a stiff transition, it is suggested to add similar tone for the connection of pavement; Plant color satisfaction is the highest, but the color richness is not high, seasonal phase change is not obvious, it is recommended to add more plants with obvious seasonal variation.

Color, as one of the core perceptual elements in the medical environment, its design quality can affect users' emotions and medical efficiency. This study explores the scientific path of color design in hospital public spaces based on color harmony theory and aesthetic quantification model. Based on the color tone and principle of Montessori and the Berkhoff Beauty Value evaluation model, this study analyzes the color application rules of medical spaces using color data from 25 public spaces in hospitals in the Tianjin Beijing area. Combining the psychological characteristics of users and regional cultural factors, the sensory and rational elements in spatial color design are combined to provide reference for creating a medical space that combines functional and spiritual healing effects.

Many children with autism have different sensory experience of the surrounding environment from ordinary people, and they are particularly sensitive to visual stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) technology can create a world where we can completely control the visual environment, which provides a more comfortable and safe healing space for autistic children. Therefore, this paper will discuss how to design the most suitable color matching scheme for autistic children in VR healing scenes, aiming at providing practical color matching suggestions for designing VR healing scenes that are really suitable for autistic children, make them feel comfortable and actively participate.

Color perception is a key ability for children's art enlightenment, which will directly affect their aesthetic experience and creativity development. In primary education, traditional art classrooms often teach by memorizing color names and single copying, which is easy to make lower-grade students feel boring and difficult to stimulate the enthusiasm of active observation and exploration. With the characteristics of fun and interactivity, gamification teaching can build a real color application scene for students. Therefore, this paper focuses on the association between gamification teaching and the cultivation of color perception ability, in order to provide new ideas for improving the fun and effectiveness of primary art classrooms.

Currently, there are problems with color teaching in primary school art classrooms, such as a single teaching form, scarce teaching cases, and rigid teaching evaluation. These problems seriously affect the effectiveness of color teaching in primary schools. The core purpose of the research is to propose a series of specific solutions to the existing problems in color teaching in primary school art classrooms, in order to improve the effectiveness of color teaching and provide theoretical and methodological references for the teaching work of primary school art teachers.

Primary school students often showcase their inner world through art creation, and color, as the most intuitive element in creation, becomes an important medium for them to convey emotions. The research aims to analyze the specific relationship between color and emotional expression in primary school art works, and find effective ways for primary school students to use color to convey emotions. The study will start from actual elementary school art works, carefully observe students' ways of adjusting the brightness and purity of colors in their creations, analyze the corresponding relationship between different color choices and emotional expression, and pay attention to how color matching combinations and area allocation affect the creation of emotional atmosphere and the balance of emotional proportion, in order to sort out the specific path of color expression emotions, in order to provide new ideas for understanding the emotional expression characteristics of elementary school students.

For students majoring in design disciplines, outdoor scene-based color sketching is not merely a basic skill, but also a gateway to engaging with the real world and a catalyst for unlocking creative potential. It plays an irreplaceable role and carries profound significance. This chapter focuses on design education in higher education institutions, using outdoor scene-based color sketching as a practical entry point to examine how outdoor practice can extend and enrich the curriculum. The discussion is structured around four key dimensions: the core functions of outdoor scene-based color sketching, its connection with design education, its specific pedagogical significance, and its practical value. Furthermore, it explores how sensory immersion and cognitive development can be integrated into higher education, aiming to cultivate students’ refined artistic perception, adaptable design thinking, and solid practical competence. These capacities collectively lay a strong professional foundation for advanced study in design.

A symbol is a symbol that can express a specific meaning or content, and plays an important role in social communication and exchange. Color itself has no fixed meaning. When we give color emotional and cultural connotations, it becomes a language, a symbolic code, that is, a color symbol. In the field of visual arts, color symbols show unique value. As a form of visual art, color is an indispensable and important element in the creation of picture books. This article takes children's picture books as the core, explores the meaning and value of color symbols in picture book creation and appreciation, and analyzes its application in aesthetic expression, instruction and guidance, cultural communication, and cognitive development for children of different ages.

Natural environmental color is a core element of regional visual identity. Scientifically extracting and quantifying it is of great significance for cultural heritage preservation, regional image building, and design innovation. This study, taking the unique natural landscape of Dongchuan Red Earth in Yunnan as a case study, employs a color geography research paradigm and combines field sampling with digital tools to systematically explore the composition and seasonal evolution of its environmental color. The results show that the color system of Dongchuan Red Earth has a strong seasonal identity. Its color composition is not only derived from the inherent red color of the soil but is also dynamically influenced by environmental factors such as crop rotation, sky illumination, and distant mountain vegetation. This study develops a method for translating natural environments into applicable color schemes. The results can provide precise, scientific data support and aesthetic basis for color strategies in environmental design, visual communication, and cultural tourism products.

In artworks, the language of color is a crucial means by which emotions are conveyed through visual expression. By employing the contrast and harmony of colors, viewers are offered with rich sensory stimulation, and they are guided to perceive the inner artistic spirit of the creator. In this article, the color language in Hu Richa's oil paintings is analyzed, and the nomadic life of ethnic minorities and grassland culture, as represented in his works, are explored, thereby allowing for an understanding of the unique characteristics of his artistic style. Through the analysis of the Mongolian style of oil painting language, more art enthusiasts can be led to an understanding of this distinctive art form. The unique grassland environment has shaped Mongolian painters with profound cultural heritage, distinct national character, and unique aesthetic features.

Chinese traditional colors, a brilliant gem in the treasury of Chinese culture, exhibit diverse and unique expressions across different regional cultures. This study focuses on the Huizhou region, exploring the innovative application and practice of traditional colors in cultural and creative pattern design. It systematically examines the traditional Chinese five-color system, identifying and refining color elements distinctive to Huizhou’s regional character. Based on this, a series of cultural and creative patterns themed "Huizhou’s Three Wonders , Congratulations from All Directions" is meticulously designed, skillfully blending traditional colors with modern design concepts. The work aims to preserve and promote Huizhou’s traditional culture while offering new perspectives and approaches for the modern transformation and innovative development of traditional colors.

In the narrative transformation of contemporary art exhibitions, color has gradually evolved from a formal, decorative element into a narrative medium with constructive capabilities. This paper examines the functional transformation of color in art exhibitions, with a primary focus on its pivotal shift from a "visual element" to a "narrative medium". It explores the operational mechanisms and empowering effects of color during this process. Through theoretical analysis and case studies, this paper systematically demonstrates how color, by virtue of its symbolism, spatiality, and interactivity, reconstructs the narrative structure, spatial experience, and participatory models in exhibitions. This paper aims to clarify the intrinsic logic and contemporary value of color as a narrative medium, thereby providing a theoretical framework and practical strategies for the narrative innovation and experiential design of art exhibitions.

In the attention-economy-driven commercial environment, modern commercial posters have shifted from information transmission to emotional resonance and visual differentiation competition. The standardized paradigms of traditional brand posters struggle to cope with visual competition, while Memphis color language, with its anti-harmonious visual logic and strong emotional tension, offers a new path for differentiated design. This paper systematically decodes the core features of Memphis color language and proposes tripartite application strategies in brand color adaptation, graphic collaborative narration, and typographic rhythm control, providing theoretical and practical references for brand visual communication in different fields.

This paper delves deeply into the changes in contemporary film color aesthetics and their close connection with emotional expression. By analyzing the characteristics of color application in film works of different periods, this paper reveals how color aesthetics evolve with the development of The Times and focuses on elaborating its key role in the emotional communication of films. Starting from the basic theories of color and combining with specific film cases, this comprehensively showcases the unique charm of the interweaving of color aesthetics and emotional expression in contemporary films, providing new perspectives and ideas for understanding film art.

In the mountains of Cangyuan, Yunnan, the Wa people inherit their culture through the millennium-old brocade-weaving technique. As a "living historical record" of the Wa people, Cangyuan brocade, with black and red as its base colors and decorated with geometric patterns, conveys the ancestors' reverence for nature and praise for life. Its colors not only carry on the Wa's traditional color system but also form distinct regional characteristics due to geographical and historical factors; each color bears primitive beliefs and has a strong visual impact. Currently, academic research on it mostly focuses on its patterns and craftsmanship, while the aesthetic logic and cultural connotations behind its colors remain to be explored. Combining field investigations with aesthetic theories, this paper analyzes the symbolic system, composition rules and modern aesthetic value of its colors, and explores the visual code of this ethnic art.

This study takes the color aesthetic system of the Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves—an outstanding representative of Qiuci art—as its research object, conducting an in-depth interpretation of its color combination principles and cultural symbolism from a design perspective. Through a two-way approach combining digital preservation of cultural heritage and innovative design application, a theoretical model and practical methodology for the modern application of Kizil’s traditional colors have been established. For the first time, this paper introduces the Kizil color aesthetic system into the field of contemporary fashion design. Supported by three design series practices, it explores the dialogue mechanism between traditional color language and modern design contexts, providing theoretical support and practical cases for constructing a design education system with Chinese characteristics.

The brush-and-ink structure of traditional flower-and-bird painting constitutes a unique system infused with the wisdom of Eastern aesthetics, offering profound inspiration for modern color design. This study aims to conduct an in-depth analysis of its brush-and-ink language and color concepts, revealing their contemporary value in emotional expression, aesthetic atmosphere, and spatial layering, while constructing a systematic pathway for transforming classical aesthetics into contemporary design practice. The core of this transformation lies in translating its underlying aesthetic principles rather than simply imitating surface forms. By creatively reinterpreting the spirit of brush and ink, this research seeks to endow modern color design with rich Oriental cultural connotations, thereby effectively expanding its theoretical and practical horizons.

In current high school art classrooms, color teaching often focuses on technique explanation and practice, with insufficient exploration of the emotional value of color, and little connection between the emotional application of color and the cultivation of students' core literacy. As a result, when students face art works, they can only stay at the surface level of color perception and cannot deeply understand the meaning behind color. The cultivation of core literacy also lacks specific paths that are in line with teaching reality. The study attempts to use art classics as an important teaching medium to explore the inherent connection between the use of color emotions and the cultivation of core competencies in high school art classrooms, and to find feasible ways to organically combine the two. The aim is to provide practical references for high school art teachers to carry out color teaching and implement core competency cultivation goals, so that color teaching can not only improve students' art skills, but also effectively promote the comprehensive development of students' core competencies.

Under the new situation, the requirements of society for art and design talents are constantly improving, and secondary vocational art and design education is facing new challenges and opportunities. The research explores the specific path of integrating color psychology into the teaching of art design major in secondary vocational schools from four dimensions: the construction of curriculum system, the innovation of teaching methods, the construction of practice platform and the optimization of evaluation mechanism. It aims to solve the problem of the dislocation between students' color application ability and professional needs by constructing the training closed loop of "theoretical cognition-situational practice-industry test", in order to promote the core competitiveness of art design professionals in secondary vocational schools.

Life education theory is widely applied in art education, emphasizing the integration of real-life contexts into teaching processes. With the rapid development of modern information technology, digital teaching methods can be adopted in junior high school art education to innovate traditional approaches. The "multi-sensory creative color" approach enhances students 'interest in art learning and improves teaching effectiveness by engaging multiple senses during instruction. This article elaborates on life education theory and its interpretation of multi-sensory creative color, further demonstrating the advantages of this methodology in junior high school art education. It combines digital teaching strategies for multi-sensory creative color with life education principles, proposing specific digital teaching approaches to elevate art education quality and promote students' holistic development.

The process by which children depict nature is a wonderful journey from perceptual awareness to artistic expression. This paper aims to explore how children transform the color elements in nature into unique artistic languages based on their cognitive development patterns. By applying children's cognitive psychology, a three-level cognitive model of "sensory reception - thinking processing - memory internalization" is constructed to systematically analyze the complete transformation path from the perception of natural color symbols to the formation of painting languages. The research shows that at the sensory level, children obtain natural symbols through visual, tactile and other sensory channels; at the thinking level, they organize and attribute meanings to the perceived materials by using strategies such as generalization and logic; at the memory level, through the repeated processes of the previous two levels, they construct and form stable painting schemas. The study reveals the intrinsic connection between children's painting expression and cognitive development, providing theoretical basis and practical guidance for children's aesthetic education based on cognitive laws.

The ancient Chinese attire color system was rooted in the Pre-Qin ritual system, evolving over more than two millennia to form a comprehensive hierarchical symbolic system. The philosophical concept of five colors corresponding to five directions and five elements established the theoretical foundation for color order. The Zhou Dynasty's “dark upper garment and vermilion lower garment” initiated ritual attire color standards. The Qin and Han dynasties established a political color ideology. The Sui and Tang dynasties created the rank-color system that strictly correlated official ranks with clothing colors. The Song and Ming dynasties deepened the imperial monopoly of “yellow as supreme.” The Qing Dynasty integrated Manchu and Han traditions to construct a diversified court attire color spectrum. From ritual regulations to political representation, from cosmic concepts to power order, colors consistently served as visualized hierarchical symbols engraved upon garments, reflecting the dual trajectory of ritual inheritance and transformation through dynastic transitions.

With the deepening of the process of urbanization in our country, great changes have taken place in the appearance of cities and towns, but in the process of rapid development, there have also been thousands of cities, ecological neglect and other issues. The landscape environment directly affects the quality of life of residents and the sustainable development of the region. As one of the most intuitive elements of the landscape, the use of color often focuses on visual beauty, the deep value of environmental sustainability has not been fully tapped. Therefore, this paper discusses the influence of color on the sustainability of urban landscape environment, in order to provide feasible color application strategies for building more sustainable beautiful towns.

At present, with the rapid development of information technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been gradually applied in many fields, especially in the field of education, where it is further promoting the reform of teaching and learning. Along with the progress of society, the demand for art and design talents has increased significantly, and there are higher requirements for their innovative capabilities and practical skills. However, the color teaching in secondary vocational art and design programs is facing numerous challenges, and the emergence of AI has brought opportunities for its teaching reform. It is necessary to fully analyze the current situation in the teaching reform, clarify the value of AI-empowered reform in art and design color teaching, and explore how to leverage AI for the reconstruction of teaching objectives, optimization of teaching content, innovation of teaching methods, improvement of the teaching evaluation system, and development of the teaching staff. Only in this way can the reform of art and design color teaching be truly advanced.

Color rhythm is a core element in digital animation that connects visual language with emotional narrative.Although current animated works are rich in color, the use of rhythm is often weakened, making it difficult to play an effective role. Color rhythm not only affects the tension of the picture but also guides the audience's emotional rhythm through dynamic changes, resonating with the plot. In digital animation, the narrative function of color rhythm should be emphasized. By constructing rhythm sequences, designing flowing colors, integrating visual tension, and multi-media interaction, the depth and expressiveness of emotional expression can be enhanced. The effective use of color rhythm is an important breakthrough for digital animation to achieve high-quality emotional communication.

As a core medium for early childhood literacy, picture books transcend linguistic and cultural barriers through their integrated visual storytelling artistry, earning widespread popularity among children. In this visual language, color serves as a vital medium for emotional transmission while playing an irreplaceable role in narrative progression and contextual construction. This study analyzes the color expression characteristics and thematic structural patterns of classic picture books, revealing their intrinsic connection through three pathways: emotional resonance, symbolic metaphor, and rhythmic modulation. Through case studies of "The Jungle Book" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", this research further demonstrates color's aesthetic and educational value in picture book narratives. The findings provide theoretical support and practical references for visual communication design in picture book creation, while offering innovative approaches to optimize early childhood reading resources.

With the continuous innovation of educational concepts and the increasing advancement of technological means in China, color learning for young children, as an important component of early education, also faces the need for innovation and optimization in its teaching methods. However, the current traditional color teaching methods still have certain limitations in stimulating children's interest and promoting cognitive development. To address these issues, this study proposes a series of effective measures aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of color learning for young children. Research has found that introducing visual teaching strategies can significantly improve children's understanding and application abilities of colors. Therefore, early childhood education institutions in various regions should flexibly use visual teaching strategies based on actual situations, increase investment in educational resources, and pay attention to teacher training to improve professional level and teaching quality.

The research aims to explore how to make more effective use of local cultural background to carry out color matching teaching in children's creative art activities. The research focuses on how to systematically guide young children to observe the typical characteristics and matching rules of local colors from natural objects, traditional art forms, and daily life scenes around them based on their physical and mental characteristics and cognitive levels, and organically integrate them into the process of creative expression. By designing and practicing a series of targeted teaching strategies, it is expected to help young children explore colors more freely and express emotions more confidently in a culturally rich atmosphere, while also deepening their understanding and recognition of local culture unconsciously.

Digital technology is profoundly changing the ontology of color, as its essence evolves from physical pigments to virtual pixels, posing a fundamental challenge to the traditional color cognition system centered on life drawing. This study aims to investigate this profound shift in the concept of color. It argues that the transformation of teaching models is not an isolated educational reform but an inevitable response to this ontological change in color itself. By analyzing the new characteristics of digital color, such as its data-driven nature and translatability, and by combining this with specific creative case studies, this paper explores practical pathways for guiding art creators to establish "cross-media color literacy." The core objective is to illustrate that contemporary color practice has transformed into a creative dialogue between the perceptual abilities of traditional media and the critical thinking skills required by digital media. This research hopes to provide a reference of both theoretical depth and value for contemporary color theory research and artistic practice.

Reflecting on the “white cube” paradigm and embracing contextual display concepts, this study examines how color functions as a mediating and narrative medium in reconstructing the “original context” of museum exhibitions. Drawing on Wu Hung’s theory, it explores color’s roles through evidential restoration, symbolic metaphor, and spiritual guidance, revealing its capacity to link artworks, space, and audience, and to foster cultural narrative and spiritual resonance in contemporary museum practice.

As the first Italian painter to win the Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award, Robert Innosenti's bold and substantial picture book topics and consistent realistic style have to some extent filled the gap in the field of picture book illustration. This article takes "Erika’s Story", "Rose Blanche" and "The House" as core samples, and analyzes the application and treatment of colors in Innovent's picture books from two perspectives: the overall color tone selection of the picture books and the color changes in the pictures surrounding the emotional ups and downs. It explores how colors in his works express narrative emotions, convey important information to the viewers and guide their emotions.