Let's take another look at color.
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This week I am going to talk about using the different parts of the Color Wheel and how it looks in quilting. Please note. I am NOT a color expert. What I am sharing is just what I have done with my color choices.
For this post I'm using the Color Wheel below. It's my favorite of the two.
Complimentary colors are colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel.
These combinations can really make a pattern pop. I like to draw my patterns on graph paper, then put them into EQ8 (Electric Quilt 8) and color them. I usually put colors in that are complimentary, because they really make it easy to see how the pattern comes together.
In this instance though, it ended up being the color combination I chose for the front cover photo for Gradient Stars. I love it to this day.
Monochromatic colors use one base color and then use different tints and shades of that color. Shades are what you get when you add black to a color. Tints are made from adding white. Note, this photo shows both the complimentary and the monochromatic color options.
This could be an instance where you get to use your favorite color throughout a quilt. This is the monochromatic version of Gradient Stars.
This pattern was released a few years ago and I love how it shows what color can do in one pattern.
Analogous colors are three right next to each other. (Note, this photo shows the Analogous colors; green, yellow and mustard with a complimentary color.
While you may not think analogous colors are something you would work with, I ended up doing so accidentally, they can really work well together. I think they make this modern log cabin pattern, Fall Retreat, pop.
The Foolproof Color Wheel set also shows you the Triadic colors, three colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
As well as the Tetradic, four colors equidistant from each other on the color wheel.
With a few bonus wheels as well.
If you would like more help finding color pallets, I just found the Canva Color wheel. This lets you put in one color and then you choose if you want Complimentary, Monochromatic, Analogous, Triadic or Tetradic combinations.
So many color options, so little time!
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