Several years ago, Scottish artist Charles Young became the talk of the internet thanks to his meticulously-crafted miniature buildings and cities made out of white paper. Now, Young decided to add some color to his works, and the results are arguably even more impressive.
Young’s new series of works is inspired by the book “A Dictionary of Color Combinations“ written by influential Japanese painter and costume designer Sanzo Wada. In the book, Wada showcases 348 different color combinations, including four-color, three-color, and two-color pairings.
Young started crafting buildings for each of the color combinations and he has already finished four-color combos. He is currently going through three-color pairings.
The subjects of Young’s works include churches, bridges, gas stations, and more. The artist mostly relies on intuition during the creative process, choosing one main color for the bulk of the building and then figuring out how to incorporate the others in the best way.
“The whole project is like a journal or sketchbook, and not much planning goes into each piece before I start work,” he shared in a recent interview.
Young regularly updates his progress with the series by sharing the finished pieces on social media. Check out more of them below.
