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Braille For Colours (self.Blind)
submitted by Armaghan90
Hi everyone, I just joined in this group. I am an artist and working on a project I call “Art For Everyone”. Last summer I went to a museum and saw some paintings which had their own 3d models next to them. They were designed for blind people, and could be experience by touch. I thought that was such an amazing idea but I started to wonder about the role of colour in paintings and how these models communicate the motif of the painting but not the colour, so I was thinking a system could be designed to encode colours through different textures. I would love to hear people’s experience here with art and how you communicate with it.
I also submitted this idea to something called The Big Idea challenge and it was accepted for the final round. Here is the link to my pitch and if you are excited about this idea please support it by voting. The deadline is until Sunday 14th June.
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I also submitted this idea to something called The Big Idea challenge and it was accepted for the final round. Here is the link to my pitch and if you are excited about this idea please support it by voting. The deadline is until Sunday 14th June.
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Broken_Peepers 3 points 3y ago
OP's main question has been missed. They actually didn't ask anything to us about colors. OP would like to know, presumably, how we interact with art. "I would love to hear people's experience here with art and how you communicate with it."
I definitely like any art that I can touch. One of my really good friends is a potter. I'm fortunate enough to previously have vision, so I can imagine some colors. If a piece of art is reliant on its color scheme, i.e. the art does not convey the same message if the colors were simply swapped, then it is likely to be less meaningful or understood by a person who is blind. I think using different textures in place of color is useful. It just becomes part of the art. The color doesn't have to be understood.
I definitely like any art that I can touch. One of my really good friends is a potter. I'm fortunate enough to previously have vision, so I can imagine some colors. If a piece of art is reliant on its color scheme, i.e. the art does not convey the same message if the colors were simply swapped, then it is likely to be less meaningful or understood by a person who is blind. I think using different textures in place of color is useful. It just becomes part of the art. The color doesn't have to be understood.
Armaghan90 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thank you for explaining the details, that was really interesting. I really appreciate it.
Broken_Peepers 2 points 3y ago
You're welcome. My friend takes me to art shows often. I don't always get it, but I do my best to imagine what is being described.
Marconius 3 points 3y ago
Did you ask yourself what purpose this would solve for someone who cannot experience the core concept of color? What use would this be to someone blind from birth and would be missing visual context?
For those of us who were blinded later in life, developing some form of a texture or material key to represent color could be something in addition to the luminance values used to make the 3d models, but that could interfere with brushstrokes or any impasto added to the work. Due to the overall differences in context between the congenitally blind, people who have lost sight later on, the and the visually impaired, I don't feel there is a singular solution for what you are trying to do.
For those of us who were blinded later in life, developing some form of a texture or material key to represent color could be something in addition to the luminance values used to make the 3d models, but that could interfere with brushstrokes or any impasto added to the work. Due to the overall differences in context between the congenitally blind, people who have lost sight later on, the and the visually impaired, I don't feel there is a singular solution for what you are trying to do.
CosmicBunny97 1 points 3y ago
It would be cool if when you touched a certain colour, there would be a sound or something telling you what colour it is. Or something corresponding to that colour. But that would be difficult to implement if there’s a lot of colours that blend into each other...
Armaghan90 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
This idea would be useful for those who lost their sight.
Your experience with this technology is valuable for me. It seems you have experienced some 3D models. If so, would you please explain more about which kind and where was it? About the brushstrokes or any impasto, you are right this is a challenge but I am hopeful it can be solved.
Your experience with this technology is valuable for me. It seems you have experienced some 3D models. If so, would you please explain more about which kind and where was it? About the brushstrokes or any impasto, you are right this is a challenge but I am hopeful it can be solved.
bradley22 2 points 3y ago
I don’t care about colours in art.
As a completely blind person, colours don’t mean much to me.
As a completely blind person, colours don’t mean much to me.
BenandGracie 1 points 3y ago
Colors mean nothing to me. I only use them to match clothing, and I don't do that very well. If you were to represent the colors in some way, I would just ignore it anyway.
Armaghan90 [OP] -1 points 3y ago
why is that? Can I ask you if you were born blind or lost your sight later?
BenandGracie 1 points 3y ago
I had some limited vision when I was born. I think I could actually see some colors, but I lost most of that around 1. I could still see some light until I was about 3, and I lost the that as well. The main thing with colors is I don't have any memory of what they looked like, so I only understand colors as something the sighted world uses. For example, when it is hot outside, I know to wear a lighter colored shirt to stay cooler. Other than things like that colors mean nothing to me.
MusicLover035 1 points 3y ago
Hi!
I think it'd be cool if there was different textures for different colors. E.G. Blue = up and down (maybe puffy paint?) Although puffy paint is black, I'm pretty sure.
I used to do art classes because I enjoyed it a lot, and my teachers came up with creative ways to help me with actually doing art. What about glitter paint, too? The glitter could be felt.
You could also look into this product called a Tact Sketch Pad to help you out a bit. Here is the $1 to look at if you'd like.
I hope my input helps you out!
I think it'd be cool if there was different textures for different colors. E.G. Blue = up and down (maybe puffy paint?) Although puffy paint is black, I'm pretty sure.
I used to do art classes because I enjoyed it a lot, and my teachers came up with creative ways to help me with actually doing art. What about glitter paint, too? The glitter could be felt.
You could also look into this product called a Tact Sketch Pad to help you out a bit. Here is the $1 to look at if you'd like.
I hope my input helps you out!
oncenightvaler 1 points 3y ago
Hey there. So I have a good friend whose an artist and is interested in similar mediums, she has done "3D painting" with puffy paints, and she has done Braille cross-stitch of Bible verses.
My thoughts on art is that I do like sculptures even if I prefer music. My latest piece I picked up is a little pedestal with a boquet of roses made out of beads and a small teddie bear made out of beads, silly for a man but we like what we like.
As to colours I have no idea what they are. I read an interesting description of colours from a user here, something like: colours are wavelengths of light, pitch is wave lengths of sound resonating; a higher faster sound could be compared to a brighter colour conceivably.
My thoughts on art is that I do like sculptures even if I prefer music. My latest piece I picked up is a little pedestal with a boquet of roses made out of beads and a small teddie bear made out of beads, silly for a man but we like what we like.
As to colours I have no idea what they are. I read an interesting description of colours from a user here, something like: colours are wavelengths of light, pitch is wave lengths of sound resonating; a higher faster sound could be compared to a brighter colour conceivably.
SkepticalCriticsNoun 1 points 3y ago
OP if you really want to contribute on blind community look for an audiodescription professional and a blind consultor. AD it's a scientist field that concerns about accessible art to blind people. All kind of art. That's the only way I know to experience colors on a good way. All the 3d models lost the total sense of being if you want just accessible colors to blind people. You can't know which colors are on an art by touching it. As do I.
thatblindgirl 1 points 3y ago
what museum had the models?
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