Always wondered how to use the #colourwheel and how it might help you in your #home, #clothing choices and #expressing yourself?

I've had a love of #colour from a very young age! This has passed through to the way I dress, how I style my home and my #painting!
I have had some common colour questions over the past 20 years. I must say that most of them can be quickly sorted by just using the colour wheel, so here are my top tips!
TIP #1
If you are using a colour wheel to mix paints etc then break them up into sets of colours:
PRIMARY: Red, Blue, Yellow
(These can't be made up, they are pure pigments)
SECONDARY: Orange, Green, Purple
(created by mixing 2 x PRIMARY colours)
TERTIARY: Eg; Yellow-Orange
(created by mixing a SECONDARY and a PRIMARY colour)

TIP #2
Use the colour wheel to help you mix colours. So, if you are wanting to mix ORANGE look at the colours on either side of this colour (yellow and red)- these indicate the colours needed to mix the colour. For example:

TIP #3
When decorating your home or yourself, think of colours that work well together. What are these? I hear you ask! Well here you go:
HARMONIOUS COLOURS - colours that sit next to each other on the colour wheel, eg;
Yellow, Blue and green
Yellow, Red, Purple
Red, Purple, Blue
Purple, Blue, Green
Green, Yellow, Orange
Yellow, Orange, Red
See image below (Yellow, Blue, Green):
Penshaw Monument 2019 - ECCarter Art
CONTRASTING COLOURS - colours that are opposite/contrast each other on the colour wheel, eg:
*these can be variants of the colour, eg: Pink (Red), teal (Green).
See image below (Yellow and Purple):
Yarm River 2020 - ECCarterart
So there you have it, some simple steps to get you in the know!
If you are more of a visual person like me - then I have broken it down in this handy video I created, ENJOY!
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Colour hugs,
Emily
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