Saturday, July 21, 2012

Triad Workshop #6

The Quilter’s Studio Color Study Group                                                                  July 20, 2012
Triad Color Harmony:    
Triad Colors combine every fourth color on the color wheel (equidistant on color wheel).
4 different palette choices of 3 colors each
  • 3 Primary Colors            Yellow + Red + Blue
  • 3 Secondary Colors        Orange + Violet + Green
  • 3 Tertiary Colors        Yellow/Orange + Red/Violet + Blue/Green
  • 3 Tertiary Colors            Yellow/Green + Red/Orange + Blue/Violet
Triads create a temperature balance between warm and cool colors.  For example - when working with a cool color scheme (say purple and green), accents of warm (orange) can be added to create a triad
Triads give vibrant, lively and interesting combinations, but can be too bold if colors compete.
Avoid using equal amounts of the colors.  Tried and true formula for Triads: One is dominant, one is secondary and one is accent                                                      
Choosing one of your three triad colors to be the dominant completely changes the overall effect. For example, an Orange / Violet / Green color plan will be much different than a Green / Orange / Violet color plan.
Example Quilts:
Red, Blue, Yellow

Red Orange, Blue Violet, Yellow Green

Yellow Orange, Red Violet, Blue Green

References:
Interesting example of all the color schemes  http://artistjeffcurtis.wgd-entertainment.com/SpaceWalk.htm
                        
  Homework for next class –August 18 
Reading        Variety                                 page 122
Project         Workshop 6        Triad Color Scheme          pages 170-175

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