From the course: Design Foundation 3D: Shape and Form
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Celebrate color!
- Whenever you talk about color theory, of course, you have to mention the color wheel. So let's get it out of the way. As a design tool, okay, it is interesting how the three primary colors occupy a triangular arrangement on opposite sides. We then have secondary colors halfway in between each of the three primaries. The basic idea is that you can develop complementary color schemes by selecting colors that maintain certain relationships, either equally spaced or directly across from each other. Now that we've got that covered, you will probably find it easier and way more fun to just use a color app or website. A Google search for color palette or picker will give you plenty of choices. They all work in a similar, cool, and interactive way. Start off with any color or number of colors. Change anything and you instantly get a whole new scheme. Your biggest challenge will be figuring out when to stop. This concludes our theory section, so I'll now quote the pioneer of color theory and…
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