Colour

Emphasis can be given to the feeling of the play be using the right colours. The following is a general guide:

Yellow:

Sunny, cheerful. If greyed indicates sickness or jealousy.

Red:

Excitement or rage. Too much red can tire the audience.

Green:

Restful, youth and growth.

Purple:

Royalty, nobility and death.

Blue:

Cool, serenity, vastness (of distance).

Black:

Gloom, depression. Too much black can depress the audience, but mixed with other colours gives degrees of coolness or excitement.

White:

Innocence, chastity.

Grey:

Humility, old age.

Brown:

Poverty, oldness.

Experiment with different colour schemes until the design looks right. You can also use different techniques to create texture on painted surfaces.