Origins of the Journey
Welcome to this retrospective journey through Project Color (Rediscovering Life Memories with SVG and Inkscape). This project emerged organically when I began creating realistic images without color as part of Project Drawing. Gradually, I found myself experimenting with gradients of black to remain in the monochrome world, yet something was missing.
I felt a growing need for a separate project where I could revisit some of my finished drawings and create dedicated color versions, breathing new chromatic life into familiar forms. Thus Project Color was born—sharing the same foundation of exploring vector art with SVG and Inkscape, but this time embracing the full spectrum of color.
"Color is not just decoration—it is memory, emotion, and the essence of how we experience the world around us."
Embracing Imperfection
The core philosophy remained consistent: to represent and color things as I perceived them, imperfect though they may be, and often far from photorealistic accuracy. While some drawings approached near-realistic representation, I came to understand that this was more about the journey than reaching any final destination.
I wanted to capture memories—objects encountered in daily life, scenes that linger in my mind, and the emotional essence of moments both ordinary and extraordinary. When drawing and coloring them, I continually questioned the level of realism I sought. Some colored drawings strived for accuracy, while others remained deliberately abstract, prioritizing feeling over fidelity.
Chromatic Exploration
Through this retrospective exploration, I wanted to examine my own instinctive color choices for these objects. How did I use shades and gradients? How did I represent the interplay of light and shadow on surfaces? And perhaps most importantly, how did I imagine these elements to exist in my memory's eye?
Each drawing became an experiment in perception—a dialogue between what I saw, what I remembered, and what I felt. The process revealed how color carries meaning beyond mere visual accuracy, encoding emotions, atmospheres, and personal associations that transform simple objects into vessels of memory and imagination.
This collection represents not just technical exercises in vector art, but a chromatic diary— a way of understanding how I see and remember the world, one color gradient at a time.