Additive colors In color theory we have different ways to mix colors called additive and subtractive color mixing. Additive colors are created with light and are called such because the more color you add, the lighter the appearance. When the three primary additive colors are combined in full … [Read more...]
Graphic Design
If you work with website or graphic design like I do, you know how difficult finding the right colors and making them work together can be. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced professional, these guides will undoubtedly make your life a lot easier.
Best Color Palette Generators You Can Use to Create Harmonious Color Combinations
Color palettes are a vital part of any visual medium. Color choices often frame the larger content in a way which emphasizes particular emotions. However, people often concentrate so much on the content of any given piece that they forget the emotional element. Colors communicate emotion in a way … [Read more...]
Using Color Harmony and Schemes to Discover Which Colors Work Best With Each Other
Color is such an important part of life that we often forget to properly appreciate it. When we look at a beautiful sunset, it's nature that receives the credit. When we hesitantly approach alluring people to introduce ourselves, we usually attribute their look solely to the person's physical … [Read more...]
What Are High, Middle and Low Key Colors?
If you are beginning to understand color theory, you may have come across some colors described as "high key," "low key," or even "mid key." Having an understanding of these types of colors is essential if you're an artist or designer. Even if you aren't, though, understanding these types of colors … [Read more...]
Tips for Choosing Effective, Crisp Backdrop Colors for Product Photography
What's the secret to putting your product in the best light when creating promotional images and packaging? Savvy marketers and photographers know that some background colors make products look more compelling. Learning the art of how to use the right backdrop colors on product packaging and promo … [Read more...]
Using Color to Create the Perfect Background for Your Portrait Photography
Color is one of the most important components of portrait photography. Both the subject and the photographer need to put serious thought into how different color choices will impact their results. Color, in particular the interplay of subject and background, forms the foundation of a striking … [Read more...]
What Are Tertiary Colors and How Do You Make Them?
Traditional and digital artists alike deal with color in similar ways. Both types of artists understand three sets of colors: primary, secondary and tertiary. Combining individual colors from these three sets gives us just about every color our eyes can see. Those colors can be further manipulated … [Read more...]
What Is the Difference Between Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing?
Primary and secondary colors are things we learned about in grade school. Many of us can still remember the lesson on red, yellow and blue. We learned that they are the primary colors. But wait. Yellow isn't a primary color to a graphic artist designing CGI images. What gives? The relationships … [Read more...]
What Are Secondary Colors and How Are They Created?
Color is a curious thing. Different eyes see it different ways. Likewise, what we learned in grammar school art class about primary and secondary colors is open to differing definitions. One thing we can say for certain is that secondary colors are derived from primary colors. Understanding where … [Read more...]
What Are Primary Colors? A Complex Answer to a Simple Question
Life was so simple when we were kids. For example, the art teacher in third grade drilled into our heads that the three primary colors are red, blue and yellow. We never questioned it. Why would we? The teacher knows everything. Or does she? Maybe not. The question of what constitutes primary … [Read more...]
