Week 3, Day 7: It's a Wrap

What a week!  It's been busy, but I've loved it all!  I had forgotten how much I enjoy playing with color, making color schemes and seeing what looks good together, and what just does not work!

New this week on the side bar is a link to a page where you can download each card.  Since I'm still learning web design -- I been in print design for years -- I haven't figured out exactly how to do it, so it goes through another site.  The main thing is that you can get them now!  YAY!

To recap Week 3:


Sunday, Day 1: Inspiration from Another Artist

Monday, Day 2: It's a Little Sketchy!

Tuesday, Day 3: Creative Tuesday, Playing Clay<

Wednesday, Day 4: Color Scheming        

Thursday, Day 5: Going Graphic, Part 1 and Part 2

Friday: Day 6: Freebie Friday

If you want to take this challenge with me, or even just parts of the challenge, please post your photos to the Visual Tapestry: Creative Journey group on Flickr.  I love seeing what you can do.

Three weeks down, forty-nine left.  What do you think?  Have you been inspired to find your creative side? 

Do you have any photos you would like me to use for my weekly inspiration?  You can post them to the flickr group.  Then, let me know the story behind the photos.  

Week 3, Day 4: Color Scheming

I am so excited, since I used Kathy's art as inspiration for my creative journey this week, I have inspired my her to investigate color recipes for polymer clay and blog about it regularly.  You might recognize one of the photos.  Click here to check it out.

Today I started with a color wheel.  I really didn't need it -- color theory in ingrained in my head -- but it's easier to show you the different color schemes rather than try to just verbally explain them.  I am explaining, although most of you probably already know it.

In Additive Color (see Week 1, Day 4 for more info) all colors are created by adding colors together.  The primary colors, which cannot be mixed from any other colors are red, yellow, blue (and black and white).  Secondary colors are made by mixing 2 primary colors together in equal amounts.  Tertiary colors by mixing a secondary and one of it's primary colors together. Tints of a color have white added, and shades of a color have black added.

Color Wheel

For my exploration in color, I have used the same image for each sample.  The only thing that changes is the color scheme -- I did use tints and shades.

Monochromatic: one color with tints and shades of that color (blue green)

Complimentary: 2 colors that are exactly opposite of each other on the color wheel (blue and orange)

Split Complimentary: 1 color (red) and then the 2 colors on either side of it's compliment (yellow-green & blue-green)

Analogous: 1 color (green) and the 2 colors next to it  (yellow-green & blue-green)

After the basic color schemes, I played with themes inspired by Art History styles, food and my personal likes.

Art History 
   -- Ancient History:

Art History
   -- Pop Art:

Jewel Tones:

Fruits and Veggies 
   -- Eggplant, avocado & artichoke:

Beach Colors
   (this is what I was going for with the polymer clay pattern):

It would be easy to go on and on with many different color schemes.  What colors do you like together?  Do you like a lot or minimal contrast?  Do you like bright or pastel colors? 

If you are interested there is this great website and blog that is a community for exploring color schemes called ColourLovers.com.  Check it out!