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After studying the colour wheel and some colour theory in a previous post we move on to designing a room based on a single colour – blue-green (one of my favourites). I used the Mydeco 3d planner to create a … Continue reading
Some excerpts from
by Kevin McCloud which I devoured while on Fitzroy Island (off Cairns, Queensland, Australia)……
Turquoise
Yellow
Neutral
Last post I promised colour grids based on each of the twelve colours of my colour wheel
My red-yellow-blue colour wheel
I had such fun doing these. The saturation increases as you go to the right (dull, muted and saturated), and the value increases as you go down (light, medium and dark). Aren’t those unsaturated squares gorgeous, but quiet, compared to those show-off saturated squares?
Red saturation and value grid
Red-orange saturation and value grid
Orange saturation and value grid
Yellow-orange saturation and value grid
Yellow saturation and value grid
Yellow-green saturation and value grid
Green saturation and value grid
Blue-green saturation and value grid
Blue saturation and value grid
Blue-violet saturation and value grid
Violet saturation and value grid
Red-violet saturation and value grid
Let me know if you like these or find them useful.
Over on MyDeco I blogged about colour theory – the colour wheel, saturation and value – in preparation for doing some interior design schemes.
I just can’t emphasize enough that you should be exercising your “colour muscles” frequently, whatever your artistic endeavour (quilting, interior design, fashion, art). And here’s a nice way to do it -
1. Choose a colour you love – I chose blue-green.
2. Find photos, web images, fabrics, paint chips, ANYTHING in those colours – making sure you consider variations in saturation and value to get the widest range possible for that colour. You might need to clip/trim items to keep them purely one colour plus neutrals (but don’t get too hung up about it).
The first pic (of mountains) was taken from my front door. Pretty lucky, eh? In fact all the photos are from Brisbane or Cairns, where I have lived for most of my life. No wonder I love blue-green.
3. Assemble a gallery of your selections to keep as reference, and add to it periodically.
Stick physical samples into a notebook or on a board.
If using digital resources, an easy way to do this is using Pinterest. You can create an on-line board and “pin” all your pics to it, and even share with other people. Here’s some of mine. I really must stop spending all my time doing these – I keep coming up with new categories – art, travel, fashion. Choose something you love.
4. Now – Challenge yourself with a colour you’re not used to or don’t really like. Choose a new category so that your eyes open to the many sources of inspiration.
I’d love to see what you come up with – post your links below.
