20 January 2025

Color Theory  for Artists

Babra S.

Color is more than just a visual component; it's a potent language expressing meaning, mood, and emotion, that is where color theory for artists come in.

What is color?

Hue, Saturation, and Value in a painting can be played around using the color theory

Elements of Color 

Different color combinations can be used to inspire various emotions. It can be used to create harmony or invoke an emotion, like S.H Raza in his famous Bindu Series.

Color Combinations 

The color wheel is an arrangement of color  in a circle that shows the relationship between primary,  secondary and complementary colors.

Color Wheel

The effects of color significantly influence how people view art.Ccolors are culturally linked to particular feelings or concepts, and have the power to elicit strong emotional reactions.

Effects of Color