How LEGO Ideas La Catrina controls an enormous amount of colour

The display model stays readable because its brightest details are organised into deliberate groups.

Floral decorations and printed surfaces could easily compete with the figure's face, but the design keeps the central features mostly light and surrounds them with darker framing elements.

Pattern without visual noise

Bright colours repeat at measured intervals rather than appearing randomly. This creates a path for the eye from the base through the clothing and finally toward the headpiece.

The technique is useful beyond this model. Custom builders can make dense decoration easier to understand by repeating a few anchor colours and reserving the strongest contrast for the focal point.