My Favorite Color Sites – Part Two
In Beading, Color Theory, Web Design on June 29, 2009 at 18:58
In searching the web, I have found some beautiful and useful sites that helped me understand how color works and how to tell my computer to give me that exact color. In my previous post, I listed some sites that help you learn about the physical characteristics of color.
Next, I want to introduce you to some artists who can teach you about how to use color in your beadwork.
Artists Teaching About the Use of Color
Margie Deeb is a skilled graphic artist who is also a very skilled beader, whose primary love is working in seedbeads. Her website is full of articles about using color in your beadwork. She has written two wonderful books, has a monthly article, and has absolutely beautiful beadwork for sale on her site. I highly recommend getting on her mailing list. My favorite links are her site are:
Connie Fox is a beader who loves to use wire. She is famous for her wire bangles that incorporate twisted wire and beads to create wonderful jewelry. She has a great visual tour of her own jewelry studio, lots of free videos to help you make better jewelry, and some very cool color tools for you. My favorite links on her site are:
Joen Wolfram is a quilter, but her book, Color Play, is totally relevant to beading and web design. She explains the color wheel, how it works, and shows you examples of color combinations using quilt designs. The beauty of it is that she shows you how to combine colors by using photos from nature transformed into beautiful quilts, along with guidelines to actually achieve the effects you are looking for in your creations.
Be sure to get the excellent color tool that she has developed. It is like the color swatches you get at a paint store, but on the back of each swatch are tips for combining those colors in the most effective way. If you are having trouble finding it the color tool, go to Connie Fox’s site.
- The book: Color Play
- The color tool: 3-in-1 Color Tool
These are three of my favorite color artists. In my next post – I will give you some of my favorite online color tools for creating color schemes.
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