Antes de ir a la tienda de pintura, podría ser una buena idea revisar losesquemas de colores. Para esto, nos dirigimos al círculo cromático, que muestra todos los colores del arco iris desde el color rojo, al amarillo, al azul, y de regreso a rojo. Estos son los colores primarios y todos los otros colores en el círculo se pueden formar mezclándolos juntos. Si se mezclan cantidades iguales de colores primarios, se obtiene un color secundario: rojo y amarillo hacen anaranjado, amarillo y azul hacen verde, y azul y rojo hacen violeta.
La mezcla de un color secundario con un primario adyacente forma un color terciario. Por ejemplo, el azul mezclado con verde hace azul-verde.
Blanco y negro no se consideran como colores, aunque sí afectan la manera en que se miran los colores. La mezcla de blanco con un color produce un tinte. Mezclar negro con un color produce una sombra.
Many types of color schemes have been devised for all sorts of purposes, but we will focus on three:
- Monochromatic
- Complementary
- Analogous
From these three recipes, you can easily make ten color schemes (just choose a couple of different "base" colors for each until you have ten).
Monochromatic
Complementary
Analogous
Monochromatic
In this scheme, only one color is used, but various tints and shades are combined, such as blue, light blue, and dark blue. The painter may also use various tints, such as light blue, lighter blue, and a blue still lighter than that.
Complementary
Complementary colors are colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel, such as blue and orange, red and green, purple and yellow.
The high contrast between the colors creates a vibrant look, especially when used at full saturation. Complementary colors can be tricky to use in large doses.
Analogous
Also called harmonious colors, are colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel. Some examples are green, light green, and yellow or red, orange and yellow. Analogous color schemes are often found in nature and are pleasing to the eye. Template:BookCat
