Ep 22: Understanding Color Part 1 - Pro Tips for Choosing Colors

from 4D Design · host Andrea Keller

Choosing color shouldn't cause a panic - it can be a fun adventure, and it just requires meticulous attention to bring any beautiful color range into your design. Today's episode gives you professional advice for choosing colors and constructing palettes. The next 2 episodes will be all about paint and how to work with paint chips! Pro Tips (Summary) 1. Broad Categories - Color is not just one tone - have one part of the palette that is Broad / 3 tones - even better, multiple parts of the palette are 3 tones. 2. Everything has color - even Wood and Metal / have to be carefully considered. https://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-color-of-metal.html https://novacolorpaint.com/blogs/nova-color/metallic-colors-and-their-shades https://www.minwax.com/en/wood-stain-color-guide/browse-color-stains 3. Choose Colors from photographs - use Technology https://color.adobe.com/create/image https://coolors.co/image-picker 4. How to Structure a Color Palette and Give Proper Weight https://www.homesandgardens.com/interior-design/color-rules https://www.thespruce.com/timeless-color-rule-797859 5. How to Distribute Color in the room / 3x Rule https://wideplankflooring.com/blog/home-decor-in-3s https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/rule-of-three 6. Know your Whites - have a Go To shade - note people have a lot of opinions on this one! https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/color-palettes/color-families/white-paint-colors https://www.jennasuedesign.com/the-10-best-white-paint-colors-as-chosen-by-designers/ https://lovegrowswild.com/2023/08/favorite-white-paint-color/ 7. Create a Palette and take the colors with You! AK links: Four D Design - Holistic Design www.fourddesign.com Star Tile - Multidimensional Ceramics www.star-tile.com Star Tile Studio - Joshua Tree, CA https://g.co/kgs/DUMmCLh Email Me: [email protected]

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