Colorblind here! The yellow and blue will look different to almost every form of colorblindness. The green and blue will look pretty similar to people with Tritanopia. But I'm so used to looking at the shapes instead of the colors, that honestly for this puzzle that wouldn't bother me all that much due to the random cut. I think for absolutely everyone this is easier than a solid-color puzzle, for 98% of colorblind people, it's going to be about the same experience that you had, and for 2% of people it's going to be harder than for you but not as hard as a solid color. I never did puzzles as a kid because we had Charles Wysocki puzzles where I could never tell green grass, brown trees and red barns apart from each other. I only started doing puzzles in 2021 because you showed a Sue Nethercote by Lemonade Pursuits that was broken up into yellow, cyan, magenta and navy, which I knew I could distinguish! I've also done the 1000 colors puzzle. It took me 11 hours longer than you, and I needed my colorblindness filter on my phone, but I did it!
In defense of everything in the background being a little bit off and uneven, I hung it all up while I was sick with a cold and I didn't want to invite someone over to help and then get them sick. Trust me, it was definitely bugging me in the editing more than it's bugging you 😭
The portion of this involving Edna was my favorite part… Things like this are why you continue to set yourself above other content creators-not just “puzzle-RU-vidrs” (And no shame in other puzzle-RU-vidrs, I love them all!) There’s just always a purpose and intent with your videos and the production value is incredible.
I really enjoy this introduction, and the funny thing is I recognize her name from way back in the day but couldn't place it. I don't know why I'd heard of her but I love her work and I love that you brought her to our attention! Yes let's get more of those into jigsaw puzzles!
I think Edna Andrade would have loved this video. Your set design, your thoughtfulness about her work and enthusiasm about the puzzle as an art form... She would have been delighted by it all.
So, I am mildly colorblind but my sister is severely colorblind and we also have different types of colorblindness. Her's is red/green colorblindness, mine is blue/yellow. In this puzzle, I could absolutely see all the differences in colors but I thought the blue was grey. My sister can see yellow very well but she would have thought the green was brown. She thought peanut butter was green bc it's all the same to her. Very few people have complete colorblindness where they see just in shades of grey. That is incredibly rare. Anyway, fun puzzle and great video 😊👍❤️
Those are really interesting genetics (assuming you are full genetic siblings). Blue-yellow colorblindness is rare, and red-green colorblindness is rare in women. For a family to have both is crazy. (I assume your sister's father is red-green colorblind). There is a decent chance that any male children of the family could have both forms of color blindness. That would be almost complete colorblindness. Fascinating.
You always make wonderfully produced videos Karen, but this might be your best ever. The set production, you made a shirt, and having Edna and Friends talking while you were complete the second half of the puzzle, I felt like I was watching some kind of PBS documentary or something. Love love love it. Oh, and green!
While I'm not significantly colour-blind myself (when younger, I used to have occasional trouble with specific shades of blue and green, but it's been decades since I noticed it), I did have a friend at school who was completely colour-blind. They didn't make a big thing out of it, but it came out when, in one geography lesson, we were given a coloured map where two of the colours were yellows that were slightly less different than the two yellows in this video - if you had them sharing a border, you could tell which was which, but if you just had one of them on the map, surrounded by other colours, it was impossible to tell which it was - except for my friend, for whom they were (effectively) two shades of grey, and that difference in brightness, without being distracted by the similarity of hue, was enough for him to confidently and reliably distinguish them, while he struggled with other pairs of colours. In other words, both colour-blind and normal colour vision have difficulty telling some pairs of colours apart that the other vision type can distinguish readily.
I suspect someone else may have suggested this, but... If you empty the puzzle pieces in to a net bag, you can go outside and just shake it to get rid of the dust. :D
It would depend on the type of colorblindness you have; there are several kinds. The one most people are aware of (and that is most common) is one that blurs the distinction between green v red but permits good distinction of yellow v blue. If you have this kind of colorblindness, the puzzle wouldn't look yellow, green, and blue but instead might look yellow, tan, and blue. As a result, it wouldn't be that hard.
one of my favorite parts of puzzling is getting to appreciate every inch of a piece of art, so I really appreciated the inclusion of the documentary footage and all the other pieces by edna that you shared and appreciated. Also the amount of time you put into cutting out all the green and blue circles for the set is definitely noticed and admired!
I totally agree about the way doing a puzzle gives you quality time with an image that you don't really get in any other interaction with visual art (that I can think of). And I love learning the history and context of a work. It just expands that feeling of getting to know something inside and out.
You're always your own worse critic - the set design looks amazing and production value of your videos is always through the roof! Who else could we expect to create an entire set just to match a puzzle design? Wonderful video as always.
I don't have an innate appreciation of Edna's style of artwork, but your presentation of it really made it Op. You do incredible work. And so did Edna Andrade. I don't mean to diminish what she accomplished. It's just wonderful to see all forms of art flourish.
I think that isn't diminishing anything. Different art styles appeal to different people, and you've kept an open enough mind to see value in it anyway, I think that's awesome tbh
This is one of my favorite videos of yours. So much information. I loved hearing the artist discuss her art while watching you place pieces. Your enthusiasm to this puzzle is infectious. I want to do this puzzle. And BLUE
15:57 - you raised an interesting question. I have an extension (normally for web development) that simulates colour deficiency. I know it's almost certainly not the same as being colour-blind, but I tried out all the filters, and protan- and deuteranomaly (red and green cone deficiency) seem pretty visible at 100%, but there was less visibility of the circle colours with tritanomaly at 100% (although I could still see a difference)
I always enjoy how you add history and background to the different puzzles you solve. It's always good to remember it's not just a Springbok puzzle, it's also Edna's artwork too.
Just finished by first 5000 piece puzzle over 6 days and its all thanks to Karen! I tackled the pokemon image you did a while back and loved every minute of it
Philly native and I LOVED this entire video. Thank you for your research and loving presentation to Edna. Awesome job, Karen! BTW, my mom, born in 1918 on Broad St in Philly - nine kids in the family and her mom would give them the puzzle and take away the box. They had to assemble it without the image to help. A very, very clever way Anna got them out of her hair long enough for her bridge with wine parties!
Thank you for showing the entirety of the puzzle party booklet! I collect vintage and antique books about parties (and other things) so I found it super interesting! Themed invitations, pairings, games with prizes, and refreshments are all key components and cool to see here.
I really enjoyed learning more about the artist and her work, and it was a great accompaniment to watching you work on the puzzle. I'd love it if you were interested in doing more of that sort of thing whenever you're able!
I've been following you since your DIY days so it was fun to see the set design you did here! I can definitely see the amount of time and effort that went into it, it looks fantastic! :D Also loved the portion with Edna discussing her work. Loved this video, like a mix of fun puzzling, art, and documentary all in one, haha.
I live outside Philly, so it was cool to learn more about an artist active in Philly. Our library system has passes to many museums, which can be checked out. My eyes are blue, so I had to choose it.
The commentary around 21:15 where she is talking about how the art gives you a certain feeling beyond the subject matter. And then Karen clicks that missing piece that had been taunting us for half the video. What a feeling of satisfaction, and what a great narration behind that moment. What she was saying about the painting is true of your artistic expression in videos, too. It's more than just the form and precision. It's the feelings evoked! Well done!
There are a lot of artists named Edna, but when I searched for 'edna artist', I could immediately pick out the one made by Edna Andrade. She has a very distinct style.
Love how dedicated you are to the theme of each puzzle you choose to feature. Cutting out all those circles and even sewing up a shirt! But totally worth it, it looks great! Personally I'm more of a yellow person, but green fits perfect for spring ♥ And thank you so much for introducing us to Edna, her works are indeed stunning! Artists from back in the day always amaze me, watch me do a deepdive on her all evening :D
Green!! This was so beautifully set up, I love the creativity you did outside of puzzling and hope for more! The shirt, the background, the table. All for one video? Iconic~
I love the blue and green shirt! This is an awesome video, it’s always enjoyable to watch and listen to you, and to hear from the artist herself was a bonus. I love all your videos, can’t get enough of them!
found a great passion in jigsaw solving as a scientist after seeing Karen and Alejandro at a competition. Puzzle dust, the matching volume to the cuts, at no loss. a magical powder that can join parts into their origional order. . been testing sorting algorythams, and edge first isnt fastest, super sorting into groups working well. more data needed.
I'm seriously convinced that the puzzle image is not the same as the "Yellow Bounce" artwork. Yellow Bounce looks like a diamond to me, while the puzzle looks more like a windmill. It's strange that Springbok used a slightly different version of one of her works -- maybe due to licensing problems? Regardless, super interesting!
your passion and enthusiasm are just so contagious! i had a lot of fun watching this and i don't even really do puzzles myself. thank you for sharing edna's words and art, and helping this documentary not get lost in time.
Blue 😊 I loved your video. I am sure that Edna Andrade would have been very pleased with the effort you applied to celebrate her work, and the great Sprinbok puzzle. Thank you.
I think art on puzzles is a great way to expose a person to an artist's work. As for colorblindness.. most people with it, and it's mostly men, only have trouble distinguishing certain shades of colors. For me it's reds and GREENs or BLUEs and purples. It's very rare for a person to see in shades of gray. Your 3000 piece puzzle was particularly challenging for me because of my difficulty distinguishing colors. But I still enjoyed it.
I dont really enjoy doing these kinds of puzzles but I do enjoy watching you do them, especially knowing you enjoy them XD The puzzles with a more uniform pattern like this kinda stress me out. Oh and blue, definitely.
You did a job on the background set while u were under the weather while putting it up and that is nice of you not wanting to get someone sick the background and the puzzles kinda remind me of connect 4 boards but with loads more spaces
Love this puzzle - would love to do it. I appreciated every aspect of this vintage puzzle Karen - I think you've levelled up your channel a few notches!! Love the colour co-ordination too. I pretty much only do artwork puzzles now and primarily for the reasons you set out, that it gives you time with the image that you would never otherwise have. It fosters a much deeper appreciation I think than most of us think we have time to devote to art appreciation. Great work!!
I did this puzzle in 1969. Bought it in my college bookstore. It made studying for finals that year a bit more of a challenge to say the least. Bravo Karen. (Wish I’d never given it away. Would love to try it again.)
Rarely do I leave likes, but this video was crafted with so much love and attention to detail that I couldn't help but reciprocate. Absolutely mesmerizing work and great t-shirt!
This is not a puzzle I would do myself, but I very much enjoy this video about it! Funny how different the colours are between the small and full size versions, especially the ~blue~ I grearly appreciate the effort you put in to theme this video. 🤩 And all real too, many would’ve put up a green-screen and do a digital effect but this is so much nicer! The custom shirt is just the cherry on top! Wonder what the artist would’ve thought of this video. ☺️
Memories. I had the original Yellow Flash and Color Motion, as well as several other pop art puzzles. They were mounted on cardboard and hanging on my bedroom wall. Probably, my mother eventually threw them out.
