My Favorite Color Sites – Part One
In Beading, Color Theory, Web Design on June 29, 2009 at 17:49
To me, one of the most interesting things about beading and websites is how they use color. When I first began designing websites, I realized that all 'blue's are not created equal. I was overjoyed to find out that some the colors on the web had codes to tell the computer that I a certain blue.
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.
Learn about the physical characteristics of color:
- Real Color Wheel: Learn about color from a painter. Colors mix differently in physical pigments than they do with light. Don Jusko has made extensive studies of the physical properties of paint, and then translated the paint colors into the codes we use on our computers.
- Handprint: Learn about color and color theory from another painter, Bruce MacEvoy. His extensive website is a comprehensive resource for watercolor painters, papers, brushes, color theory, painting techniques, and more.
- Color Schemer - This color scheme maker is based on the the color theories of Johannes Itten - one of the founding fathers of color theory.
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