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Super sloppy notes on Gnomon: Mechanics of Color video.Artrage 4.5, Cintiq 13HD with art pen.
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Thanks! Nice icon
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You're welcome! And thanks
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Here I've put all of what was written above for those who cannot read it ^^
Do hope this helps you all
*my translation isn't guaranteed perfect, I wrote what I read. This is just to help those who cannot read it*
Monocrhomatic Harmony
-One hue only
-Changes in value & saturation
Analogous Harmony
-Multiple hues that are direct neighbors on colour wheel
-More than one hue can be saturated. This is unlike dominance of hue which is akin to applynig a coloured filter
_Only hue of filter is saturated
_The further the hues are from that of filter, the less saturated they appear
_Whites take on the filter's hue
Complementary Harmony
-Two complementing colours mix to create intermediary neutrals (Greys, Browns, etc)
For complemantary contrast, place non-intermediary colors closer together
-Example shows additive complementares red & cyan
Triadic Harmony
-Three equally spaced colours on colour wheel
-Usually used to make concepts seem 'friendly'
-Example uses additive primaries (Red, Green, Blue) but any set of equally spaced colours would work
Double Complementary harmony
-Two pairs of complements
-Advisable to have a dominant pair
or even have one of the 4 colours be cominant
-Principal palette of 18-19th century landscapes
_Red/green foreground
_Blue/Yellow Background
Triple Complementary Harmony
-Not often used because it can be chaotic-looking
-Most successful when complementary pairs are grouped closely together
Contract of Hue
_"Whoot! All the colours!"
-Avoid grouping similar colours to maximize contrast between hues
-Tends to disrupt composition
-Frequently seen on national flags
Contrast of Temperature
_No fixed definition of 'cool' vs 'warm' colours
_A/C huevaluechroma.com
?cool = tends toward cyan
Contrast of Proportion
-Not absolute, merely suggested (Main proponent Itten)
-Use colours in different proportions based on value
Smaller proportion for higher value of the pair
increase delta of proportion
Increase value delta between pair
_Red & Green = 1:1 because similar in value
_Orange 1/3, blue 2/3
_Yellow 1/4, purple 3/4
Contrast of Saturation
-Eye is drawn to strongest contrast in value BUT lingers longest on most saturated area
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Wow, thanks for doing this!
Some clarifications:
1. Under Triple Complementary Harmony, "Most sucessful complementary pairs are grouped closely together" should read "Most successful when complementary pairs..."
2. Under Contrast of Temperature, "As fixed definition of 'cool' vs 'warm' colours" should read "No fixed definition of..."
3. Under Contrast of Proportion, "Use colours in different proportions breed on value" should read "Use colours in different proportions based on value". For those couple of lines about ratios in my notes, up arrow = increase, triangle shape = delta (difference), "w/" = with, "b/t" = between
Obviously, these clarifications are needed because of my handwriting and my love of shorthand, and are not a reflection on the great job that ZakjaarByonn did typing the notes out!
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Of course! I think this is quite helpful and wanted to share what I could read with everyone else!
I edited it to your notes ^^ Hope it's right now~!
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love the color combinations. But I couldn't read this even if my life depended on it :/
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Ha, my horrible handwriting strikes again, but those bits are more like personal notes for me. The pictures get the point across.
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That it does! I'll probably check this again once I open photoshop again.
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I've never seen colour theory like this before! Thanks for sharing!
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Glad you like it!
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Thank you for sharing and making this awesome tutorial
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Sorry about that. The written bits are just sloppy notes for myself. It'd take too long to type them while drawing. But the pictures pretty much tell the story.
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