I read Grit by Angela Duckworth, and it encouraged me to "Zero in on specific weaknesses and drill them relentlessly." I want to gain mastery of color, so I'm zeroing in on color theory and drilling it relentlessly.
To do so, I read about the color wheel and making color palettes. Here is simple yet effective advice.
I started with Monochromatic color palettes, meaning one color at a time. The first palettes were Red, Yellow, Blue (Primary colors), and Orange, Green, and Violet (Secondary colors). Then I did Tertiary colors, which are between the Primary and Secondary colors. These palettes were Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Violet, and Blue-Violet.
Next, I will be doing Analogous color palettes. Analogous means the colors are next to eachother in the color wheel, like Yellow & Yellow-Green. Analogous color palettes always use two or more colors.
Today I will be doing Blue & Blue-Violet.
This paragraph is how I decide which colors to use in each palette.
This is my "Most, some, a bit" palette.
This is a challenge from design school. We pick four colors, and I have chosen four colors from the palette.
We were assigned to accurately transition from one color to the other, choosing the correct colors by eye. This improves our ability to see subtle differences in color and become better at choosing them. Above is my attempt at transitioning between colors.
For comparison to how accurate I was, above is the mathematically "proper" transition done by the computer. Can you spot any differences?
Finally, I want to have some fun, so I'm going to color in a coloring book.
To color this in, I have applied the palette in the "most, some, a bit" amounts. Can you see where each color fits in?
Color Theory: Drill 24
Analogous: Blue & Blue-Violet
Final notes: Currently listening to the sounds of nature as I sit outside in the sun :)
Tune in next time!
-Grahamicus
Just catching up!