Join Mary Jane Begin for an in-depth discussion in this video An introduction to palettes, part of Graphic Design Foundations: Color.
- When we talk about palettes, now,…we aren't necessarily referring to this,…but to the colors chosen for an image.…Choosing a palette for a project…is often the greatest challenge.…We're charged with trying to decide…what colors to use, and why they make sense.…Then, figuring out how to use them with medium of choice.…A palette starts with a core cast of characters.…Parent colors, that all mixes and layers…that the piece will come from,…otherwise known as a limited palette.…Limiting a palette requires using…a set number of parent colors that then spawn…all the other colors, and create a harmony, or unity…that make them all related.…
The group of colors must work together…to create the sense of a whole.…If there's no connection between the colors,…then they aren't a family.…A palette can be limited by two colors,…limited by three colors,…limited by more than three colors,…but less than every color available in nature,…Photoshop, or the art supply store.…The reason for limiting a palette…has to do with two things:…
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8/20/2013These lessons are applicable to a number of fields, including graphic design, photography, and illustration, and both traditional and digital media. Dive in and get a fresh look at color that is sure to revitalize your creativity and your work.
- Understanding why color is essential for you as an artist, designer, or human being
- Storytelling with color
- Understanding brand identity and color language
- Reviewing the history of color usage, from print to digital
- Working with the color wheel
- Understanding value, saturation, and temperature
- Seeing through color: opaque, translucent, and transparent
- Creating contrast
- Exploring depth of field
- Seeing complementary relationships in light
- Achieving harmony and discord in a palette
- Understanding color blindness
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 6s
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Exercise files22s
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1. How Color Shapes Meaning
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Concepts made clear4m 1s
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Brand identity and language2m 53s
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Sequence and pattern2m 31s
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2. The Color Wheel
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What is the color wheel?2m 20s
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3. The Elements of Color
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An overview of elements2m 48s
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Saturation to neutralization3m 22s
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Temperature: How hot is hot?3m 12s
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4. Contrast
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What is contrast?3m 10s
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5. Color and Light
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Illuminating light1m 54s
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Value and saturation2m 27s
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On temperature2m 58s
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On complements2m 10s
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RGB vs. CMYK3m 2s
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6. Palettes
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An introduction to palettes2m 15s
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Harmony and discord2m 33s
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Unifying color grounds2m 40s
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Unifying glazes and layers2m 13s
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Charting a color family2m 8s
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7. Color Shape, Texture, and Context
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Weaving textural color2m 50s
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Color in context2m 31s
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Color blindness3m 15s
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Next Steps
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Conclusion1m 3s
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