colorTheory & Practice

make things

COLORbe human

Color Wheel

Emotional Connections

Harmony & Balance

Contrast & Tension

colorThere are lots of ways to incorporate visual style and impact into your digital art and design.

There are a variety of thought processes that need to be considered when dealing with color

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2 The colors you pick to may help grab your viewers’ attention, they may help convey the emotional essence of your art.

colorProduction issuesCMYK, RGB, Grayscale, etc

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Contextual balanceDo the color choices work well with each other?

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EmotionDo the color choices work well for the subject matter?

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Things to consider

color wheelSome colors work together better than others

READColor terminology and theory overview:

http://www.sitepoint.com/color-theory-101-2/

color resourceHow do I feel when I see color?

READGeneral psychology of color:

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/art-of-color-coordination/

color resourceSort through the various methodologies for dealing with color.

Check out -exhaustive site for all things color:

http://www.colormatters.com/

color toolsgeneratorhttps://kuler.adobe.com/Use your Adobe ID to create/save/share color schemes

schemeshttp://colorschemedesigner.com/Tad bit techy... but a great resource

paletteshttp://www.colourlovers.com/Full palettes from a single color. Patterns too.

intuition & technology

near infinite

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