Real World Comparisons: Light: Gray hair Ashes Fog Cobwebs Brain Smoke... Medium: Wolves Cement Pewter Metals (mercury, tin, etc) Lemur Sharks... Dark: Storm clouds Streets Pencil lead Elephants Charcoal Cavities... Shades of Gray: Slate, dove gray, pewter, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Gray
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Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: White
Real World Comparisons: Clouds Milk Cottage Cheese Sour Cream Egg whites Whipped cream Coffee creamer Pearl Snow Frost Bone Rice Daisy Swan Cabbage moth Maggots Dandelion fluff Cotton Teeth Toilet Paper... Shades of white: Ivory, milky, snowy, alabaster, lily-white, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: White
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Orange
Real World Comparisons: Light: Peach Salmon Nectarines Yam Apricot Cantaloupe... Medium: Mango Oranges Bird of paradise Traffic cones Pumpkins Carrot... Dark: Sunsets Robin's breast Sweet potato Flames Orange tabby cat Fall leaves... Shades of Orange: carrot, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Orange
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Red
Real World Comparisons: Light: Rhubarb Cayenne pepper Strawberries Watermelon Radishes Ladybugs... Medium: Red bell pepper Oscar red carpet Stop signs, yield signs, no entry signs Cranberries Canadian Red Cross symbol Poppies... Dark: Apples Kidney … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Red
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Black
Real World Comparisons Raven or crow's wing Bird's eye Pupil Volcanic rock Dirt/soil Crow Animal's nose Tire Pepper Darkness Night Dried poop Burnt wood Ashes Oil Tar Leopard's spots Zebra's stripes Rot Poppy seeds... Synonyms for Black: jet, ebon, ebony, inky, obsidian, onyx, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Black
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Silver
Real World Comparisons: Nickels, dimes, quarters Safety pins Appliances: stainless steel blenders, toasters, microwaves, dishwashers, stoves, refrigerators, etc Cheese grater Cutlery Knife blades Mercury Sterling silver jewelry White gold Paper clips Fish scales Tin foil Clasps, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Silver
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Purple
Real World Comparisons Light: Aster Hydrangea Lilac Kale Turnip skin Mulberry... Medium: Orchids Crocus Heather Red onion Red Cabbage Beets... Dark: Concord Grapes Blueberries Grape Jello Clematis Eggplant Bruises... Shades of Purple: mauve, lilac, heliotrope, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Purple
Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Yellow
Real World Comparisons Light: Margarine Butter Cooking oil/olive oil Ripe honeydew melon Spaghetti squash Pasta noodles... Medium: Bananas Lemons The sun Buttercups, dandelions, black-eyed Susan, daffodils, sunflowers, forsythia Canola fields Passing lane... Dark: Autumn … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Yellow
Colors, Textures & Shapes: Brown
Real World Comparisons: Light Muddy water River after the rain Weak tea Water stain Cricket Stone... Medium: Tree bark Mud Dirt Petrified wood Cinnamon stick Leather... Dark: Oaks Twig Strong tea Runny ink Dark Chocolate Liver... Shades of Brown: Umber, tan, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures & Shapes: Brown
Colors, Textures & Shapes: Green
Real World Comparisons: Light: Cabbage Celery Lime Honeydew melon Pear Pistachio... Medium: Corn stalks Aloe Vera Jalapeno peppers Green peppers Grass Grass stains... Dark: Wet leaves Mold Mint leaves Shamrock Zucchini Algae... Shades of Green: Chartreuse, neon, … [Read more...] about Colors, Textures & Shapes: Green
Introducing…the Color, Texture, and Shape Thesaurus
I think most writers understand that the goal of sensory description is to convey a specific image to the reader in a unique way. A good story alone isn't enough, nor is having strong characters. Something needs to bring them to life, and that thing is sensory description. Description is all … [Read more...] about Introducing…the Color, Texture, and Shape Thesaurus