Can’t choose colors to save yourself…?
Then here’s the most simple and effective color wheel I have ever seen!
Have youĀ ever looked into color theoryĀ online? If so,Ā you probably realised there isĀ no shortage of color wheel photos and long articlesĀ about the subject.
Trying to explain, orĀ even understand, whyĀ certain colors work betterĀ together than others can be challenging!
As a result, it doesn’t take long to feel confused about the whole thing…
If you are like me you, I think youĀ would rather be paintingĀ than researching, right? Yes, I thought so too š
Easy or hard?
It seems for some people that matching colours doesn’t take any effort…
I will pause here to sayĀ howĀ thankful to be told over and over that I am good with color, although I can’t explain why!
But, for some (and maybe you?), it can beĀ nightmare… Again, I have no explanation why here. I guess we can’t be awesome at everything, right??
Either way, itĀ really doesn’t matter nowĀ because theĀ color wheel from http://colorsupplyyy.com is here!
It’sĀ a great tool toĀ give you beautiful color combinations guaranteed to work, whether you are after a contrasting/cheerful effect, or a more muted/soft feeling.
Note: If combining colors is child-play for you, I recommend bookmarking the page anyway! You can come back to it when you need a little inspiration, or just want to try something fresh inĀ your art.
So how does it work?
Let me just say the reason I wanted to share this particular color wheel with you is because it really is foolproof!
It’s super simple with no gimmicksĀ soĀ a visual person, you will instantly get the results youĀ are hoping for.
By the way,Ā I am not affiliatedĀ with the site, I just love the simplicity and effectiveness of this tool!Ā And the fact that it is available for free to all of us deserves a littleĀ word of mouth in my eyes!
Let’s try it out…
First of all, select the kind of color combination you’d like.
For example,Ā ”complimentary” or ”triad” (this is useful also if you want to use a very limited numberĀ of colors).
Then move the black shape thingy on the color wheel on the left.
Or start playing the wheel first then the list of options, there is no right or wrong here š
Here areĀ a couple of examples below of some color schemes I like…
Finally, check out theĀ smallĀ round slider (see pretty arrow pointing to it lol)Ā on the right hand side of the color wheel…
Move it up and down to adjust the intensity of your chosen color scheme and see what it difference it makes on the circle images below!
That’s all there is to it!
Once you find a color scheme (and intensity)Ā that feels good to you, rest assured that you can use it without failĀ to create beautiful paintings and art journal spreads! Yay to that, right? š
Try it out for yourself and let me know if you findĀ it as awesome and useful as I doĀ with a comment below!
Love to you my Creative Friend,
Mimi Bondi
If you are interested in how colors affect us and our emotions, check out myĀ blog category ”All About Colour“.
I have written a few articles such as ”The Psychology of Colour” š I don’t pretend to be an expert, I just find that topic very interesting!
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Hi Mimi,
I just wanted to thank you for the online colour picker. What a difference it makes when you know the right colours to use.
So glad you enjoy it Michelle! Such a handy tool š Doesn’t beat having one of the paper wheels though, something essential to have in everyone’s studio I think š
Thankyou Mimi , I just love the colour wheel and its going to be a huge help to me.I absolutely love your tutorials and can spend hours with you replaying them. Thankyou.
So glad this color wheel could help Sandy! You will be bored of me by the time you watch all those videos haha I hope you have checked out my book and e-course for more in depth instruction ?
Thank you, Mimi, for sharing this tip with us. I’m an artist, and I love finding colors that look well together, but sometimes it’s hit or miss. I also play with polymer clay, and mandala stones. This tool will be invaluable for those as well. Thanks for sharing! š
So glad I could help you Joanie! This color wheel makes it so easy, doesn’t it? š xx mimi
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Hoping this is the last needed tool to help me make gorgeous canes!
As in glass or polymer clay canes? Either way, I’m so glad this awesome color wheel tool will help you! I wish I had invented it lol
Is there a way to download it so we can always find it?
There isn’t Kathy, juat bookmark it in your browser ?
I tried the color wheel Mimi. I like it very much. It’s very easy to use and fun too! Thank you sweetie for sharing it with us. I know I will find it very useful.
Big Hugs!!
Reeah.
Awww thank you so much! It makes me happy to know I could help (even if I didn’t create this color wheel lol) xx
Thank you Mimi for a great tool for improving my artistic sense! And it is fun to “fiddle” with the wheel for inspiration and in trying new color combos.
So happy to hear you love it too Diane! ??
Thanks Mimi!! This color wheel is great! I use the same colors over and over again because I know they look good together. Now I can really start being more colorful!! Color is my happy face.
Hahaha then we have the same face Sue š So glad to hear this color wheel tool will help you branch out of your comfort zone, I need to do the same š
Oh wow This is one of my biggest issues not knowing what goes with what Thankyou for sharing this is going to be well used indeed xx
Awesome Rosie!! I know this color wheel is going to be super useful for a lot of people so thank you for your comment š
I am not sure why, but I cannot manage to find a link to the wheel. I am wonderfully intrigued. Can someone please help me figure out where it is? I’ve tried two different browsers, but no luck. I am a sad, sad wee panda!
Oh dear! I just made a big orange button towards the bottom of the post so you can try the color wheel for yourself and not be a sad panda anymore Roxanne hehe š