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Color Theory / Color Wheel
Problems with color in art prints |
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An artist asked me recently why his art prints seemed duller than the original painting. We discussed his palette and found what I believed to be the culprits: Opera and French Ultramarine. Opera is a bright fluorescent pink. Like all fluorescent colors, Op......Mar-14-2011 18:29 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
Ensuring Color Accuracy for Your Digital Photos |
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By Shawn Mulligan So, what color is this? Dark Green? Olive? Teal?
It's not a trick question, but if you haven't calibrated your monitor lately, it could feel like one.
If you think color integrity doesn’t matter much, you might think you can s......Mar-14-2011 18:27 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
Harmony of Contrasts |
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By using contrasts effectively, you can create rich, harmonious color. Master these six principles of contrast and you'll be on your way to more expressive painting.
1. Let's start by looking at the contrast of pure hue......Mar-14-2011 18:26 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
Understanding Color Temperature in Color theory |
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It's easy to get confused about color temperature. The only certainty is that color temperature is relative. When you look at the color wheel, you can see there is a warm side with red, orange and yellow and a cool side with green, blue and violet. The warm......Mar-14-2011 18:24 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
Split-Primary Color Mixing |
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If you learn the split-primary color-mixing system, you'll never make mud again, unless you intend to! It's really quite simple. You use just six colors, including two of each primary hue. The trick is in choosing the right colors and then combining them co......Mar-14-2011 18:23 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
The ABCs of Art & Meaning of Color |
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Achromatic--lacking color, neutral; gray, white or black Basic palette--based on red, yellow, blue or magenta, yellow cyan primaries Color scheme--a logical relationship of colors on the color wheel Dominance--having larger color area or brighter color for emp......Mar-14-2011 18:22 |
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Color Theory / Color Wheel
What does a color mean? Chart, Meanings of colors |
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Color isn't a foreign country, but it has its own language. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary of color so you can communicate easily with other artists to solve color problems.
The properties of color are hue, value, intensity and temperature. These......Mar-14-2011 18:22 |
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