Welcome, aspiring artist! In this section, we'll be exploring the fundamental principles of color harmony. Buckle up, because it's about to get real.
Color theory is like pizza - even when it's bad, it's still pretty good. But let's try to do better than just 'good.'
// Color Harmony 101: The Basics
#monochromatic = 1
#analogous = 2
#complementary = 3
Monochromatic colors are colors that are the same hue, but different saturation and value. Think about it, it's like eating the same pizza but with varying amounts of cheese.
Analogous colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Like, if you're at a party and someone's wearing a bright red shirt, and you wear a bright orange one, and your friend wears a bright yellow one... You're all good, man.
Complementary colors are colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. Like, if you're at a rave and someone's wearing black lights, and you wear white lights, and your friend wears bright pink lights... You're all about that.
Subtractive colors are colors that are, well, not really a thing. We made it up. But seriously, it's like when you're at a art studio and someone's painting a picture with a bunch of different colored paint, and you're like, 'No, you can't use that color, it's not even a real color.'
Split-complementary colors are colors that are, like, kind of complementary, but not really. It's like when you're at a party and someone's wearing a bright blue shirt, and you're wearing a bright green shirt, and your friend's wearing a bright yellow shirt... You're all, like, 'Hey, we're good.'
Triadic colors are colors that are, like, kind of analogous, but not really. It's like when you're at a tricolor party and someone's wearing bright red, someone else is wearing bright blue, and you're like, 'Hey, I've got the bright green.'
Warm colors are colors that are, like, warm. Like, fire. And cool colors are colors that are, like, cool. Like, ice. It's like when you're at a party and someone's wearing a bright red shirt and you're like, 'Hey, you're warm.'
High-contrast colors are colors that are, like, super contrasty. Like, when you're in a dark room and someone's wearing bright lights.
Low-contrast colors are colors that are, like, not really a thing. We made it up. But seriously, it's like when you're in a bright room and someone's wearing dark clothes.
Color gradient is like, when you're at a rainbow party and someone's wearing bright colors, and you're like, 'Hey, I'm wearing a gradient.'
Texture is, like, when you're at a party and someone's wearing a texture-y shirt, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a nice texture.'
Pattern is, like, when you're at a party and someone's wearing a pattern-y shirt, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a nice pattern.'
Color hierarchy is, like, when you're at a color party and someone's wearing a color, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a higher color.'
Color wheel is, like, when you're at a color party and someone's wearing a color, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a wheel color.'
Color space is, like, when you're at a color party and someone's wearing a color, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a space color.'
Color mood is, like, when you're at a color party and someone's wearing a color, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a mood color.'
Color theory 3.0 is, like, when you're at a color party and someone's wearing a color, and you're like, 'Hey, that's a 3.0 color.'
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