Are you intimidated by the idea of using a Colour Wheel to assist you in organizing colours in your wardrobe, home or quilts?
Finding wonderful colour combinations need not be a task that makes your blood run cold. The secret is to learn to use a Colour Wheel. My favourite Colour Wheel is not a wheel at all, but a wonderful resource tool from C&T Publishing. The tool comes complete with instructions and makes choosing colour combinations a breeze. You simply identify your starting colour, then flip the tool over to see the colours that work. All colour schemes are shown including Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous, Split-Complimentary and Triadic.
Of course none of that will make sense to you with out a little colour theory. You can source this information on the internet, a wonderful site is http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory.
If you’d like a more fun way to learn about a colour wheel, how it is made and how it is used, you could take a look at this You Tube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGrGkJtSLsk
It is not surprising that there are smart phone apps for both Android and iPhones which are free or cheap.
From the Android shop “Google Play” I found “Colour Wheel”. This app allows you to select a colour on the wheel, and will then advise you on the colours to fit with your chosen colour scheme. The “Clean Colour Wheel 2.0” (also from Google Play) is a little simpler, allowing you to select a primary colour and then the colour scheme (three choices) which will reveal the colours you need.
If you have an iPhone you will love the Colour Play app, because this app also allows you to take a photo of the colour, which it then uses to advise you on a colour scheme. Palettes, available for both iPad and iPhone has similar functions, and is available in 3 levels, one for free so you can try before you buy.
Whichever tool you use learning more about colour schemes will help you create more vibrant quilts!
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