Overview
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Learn about the practical application of color theory: how to create color palettes, manipulate colors in Adobe tools like Photoshop and Illustrator, fix color problems, and more.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Navigating the color wheel
- The three components of color
- Valuing value over all
- What you see is what you get
- RGB, CMYK, and spot
- Finding the perfect color
- Pairing hues
- Using digital aids to choose and refine colors
- Working with grays and browns
- Finding palettes within the color wheel
- Working with grays to bring color to an illustration
- Simple but powerful ways of using color
- Multi-hue color schemes
- Borrowing and applying hues
- Establishing pecking order
- Helping colors get along
- Handling color backdrops
- Seeing and fixing problems with color
- Altering a photo's hues
- Modifying palettes with digital effects
- Using texture to influence a palette's look
- Exploring alternate color options
- The painter's color wheel
- Gathering the right tools for painting
- Painting with values: Two project ideas
- Painting for fun
- Closing thoughts
