Colour Theory
Choosing colours is hard to do!
Deciding on which colours to choose for any design can be quite difficult. However, as difficult as it is, choosing colours is an extremely important aspect of graphic design. It can take years of experience to "train" our eyes to see colour combinations that work well together. Combining multiple colours in a single design is called a colour scheme. Fortunately we have an online tool to help choose a "base" colour and then develop a colour scheme which will work well with it.
First a Little Colour Theory
Science of colour
1. Red/Green/Blue (RGB) are the primary colours for all computer screen or television content
2. Red Green Blue when combined in equal amounts produces white
3. 6 "Colour Rules" are used to determine a variety of different colour schemes (effective colour combinations)
4. The 6 rules are based on the "RGB Colour Wheel"
5. The primary colours for print documents are different - CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
We will only be using RGB primary colours for all TV/Screen work
Choosing colours is hard to do!
Deciding on which colours to choose for any design can be quite difficult. However, as difficult as it is, choosing colours is an extremely important aspect of graphic design. It can take years of experience to "train" our eyes to see colour combinations that work well together. Combining multiple colours in a single design is called a colour scheme. Fortunately we have an online tool to help choose a "base" colour and then develop a colour scheme which will work well with it.
First a Little Colour Theory
Science of colour
1. Red/Green/Blue (RGB) are the primary colours for all computer screen or television content
2. Red Green Blue when combined in equal amounts produces white
3. 6 "Colour Rules" are used to determine a variety of different colour schemes (effective colour combinations)
4. The 6 rules are based on the "RGB Colour Wheel"
5. The primary colours for print documents are different - CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black
We will only be using RGB primary colours for all TV/Screen work
The colour wheel
A visual tool to create a colour scheme
Colour wheel shows the relationship between colours around 360 degree circle.
pick colour combinations that complement each other.
Another Approach is to use a colour picking tool to help decide which colours work well together. Adobe has an excellent tool for creating a colour scheme. The basic concept is to pick your main colour - known as the Base colour and then select a colour rule to determine colours that would compliment the base colour.
https://color.adobe.com/create
A visual tool to create a colour scheme
Colour wheel shows the relationship between colours around 360 degree circle.
pick colour combinations that complement each other.
Another Approach is to use a colour picking tool to help decide which colours work well together. Adobe has an excellent tool for creating a colour scheme. The basic concept is to pick your main colour - known as the Base colour and then select a colour rule to determine colours that would compliment the base colour.
https://color.adobe.com/create