Understanding Colour
Post date: Sep 01, 2015 5:8:12 PM
The Itten Colour Wheel:
An interactive color wheel:
http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/interactive-color-wheel/
Hue. Tint. Tone. Shade
This color wheel will help you to mix your own colors. Never use color straight from the pot - mixing your own is always more interesting:
Instructional video on how to mix colours
Understanding Colour Schemes
Monochromatic colours (colores monocromáticos) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/Monochromatic
These can be the simplest color schemes to create, as they’re all taken from the same color. This makes it harder (but not impossible) to create a jarring or ugly scheme. Be careful, though; monochromatic palettes can be boring when done poorly.
Achromatic colours (colores acromáticos) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/Achromatic
Warm colours (colores cálidos) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/warmcolours
Cool colours (colores frios) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/Coolcolours
Complementary colours (complementarios) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/Complementary
Opposite colors from the color wheel (like red and green, blue and orange, etc.). Complementary palettes are great for communicating a sense of balance. Like analogous palettes, adding various tints and shades can expand these schemes. This is especially helpful in avoiding the glaring contrast that can create eyestrain when two opposing colors are placed next to each other.
Split Complementary colours (dividir complementaria) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/SplitComplementary
Analogous colours (colores análogos) http://padlet.com/rachkirby/Analogous
A main color and the colors from either side of it on the color wheel. These palettes typically do a great job of expressing consistency and uniformity within design. They’re also easy to work with because there isn’t a large differentiation in hue. Instead, contrast is struck primarily through the variations in color shade, limiting any distraction away from content.
Online color tools
Color Hunt is “a free and open platform for color inspiration with thousands of trendy hand-picked color palettes.” It’s a great way to scroll through a (nearly) endless feed of color palettes searching for the ones that strikes your fancy.
Coolors.co – This tool is “a super fast color schemes generator for cool designers.” You can browse thousands of color palettes from the community, save and access your favorite color palettes from almost everywhere, and use them in your projects with just a few clicks. There is also a tool called 'Pick Palette From Photo' that will help you create a colour palette of any uploaded artwork image and then make a collaged image - great to include in your Comparative Study!
