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Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Saturday, 16 May 2009
Finding a yellow colour scheme I like
So I know what I want to bead next- a new triangular bracelet (to continue my geometric series of work) using yellow beads and some great new crystal shapes. But the crystals only come in the solid colours (i.e. without a coloured backing which would show as I plan to use them side-ways) of black and clear (ok, I know clear isn't a colour but you know what I mean).
So I went with black.
Now alarm bells are ringing.
Yellow and black.
Do I really want to spend weeks beading something that will look like a hazard warning sign?
Or as though I've skinned a thousand bees?
No- so my first challenge with this piece is to come up with a colour combination I like- so out come the beads.
- Yellow and black- already I have given this a big no
- Yellow, orange and black- not really much difference
- Yellow, orange reds and black- this is a colour scheme I have planned for another project later on so don't want to use it here and be sick of it before then
- Yellow, violet and black- too bold. I'm wary of the black being such a strong colour that I need to bring it down in some way and create something that is appealing with yellow rather than shocking.
So after a long time playing with my colour wheel and looking at lots of different schemes I decide to resort to google for ideas.
Googling "yellow colour schemes" I get the following:
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/colorpalettes/l/blcpyellow.htm
The first colour scheme is the yellows and reds I have already rejected but I like the next two and the use of the greys and blues- but I don't really want to use oranges as I don't want this to be an analogous scheme.
Next I get: http://www.colorcombos.com/yellow-color-schemes.html
There are lots of ideas here but no way I can see of narrowing it down to ones with yellow and black without scrolling through lots of pages and I need to leave with my beads in a few minutes.
So onto: http://www.squidoo.com/colorcombos where I can choose different colour combinations with yellow. But none with black so I move on but will definitely return here for future ideas.
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/blcplimited.htm gives me a yellow and black theme but just using shades of yellow- nice but not what I want. The black crystals I'm using will be very large in the piece and I think I prefer this idea with less black.
More on yellow and black here which gives me the idea of adding shades of grey- I like the thought of this.
This website confirms my worries about using black and yellow- I do not want this piece to pop!
So I begin searching for colour meanings etc with yellow- lots of great info here but no time to read it.
In desperation- I really do have to grab some beads and go- I turn to Colour Lovers.
Perfect!
Their blog post for yesterday was on "thin line colour schemes" and as I'll be using my new crystals as lines in my work I am delighted- this is just what I want.
On this one page there are so many ideas I have to try and narrow it down!
I love:
Color by COLOURlovers
Black with colors- but maybe too bold still and I want the yellow to be the main focus
Color by COLOURlovers
Having fun- too subtle maybe and my yellow are stronger
Color by COLOURlovers
Aqua Yellow Orange- again maybe too strong and too much aqua
Color by COLOURlovers
Art Deco- wow- but too like the analogous scheme I plan to use later
Color by COLOURlovers
Boat Floaters- perfect- just what I want
This combines yellow and black with lavender, khaki and grey- just what I was looking for- the khaki colours were something I hadn't thought of and really make this palette.
So beads selected I'm off and raring to go
So I went with black.
Now alarm bells are ringing.
Yellow and black.
Do I really want to spend weeks beading something that will look like a hazard warning sign?
Or as though I've skinned a thousand bees?
No- so my first challenge with this piece is to come up with a colour combination I like- so out come the beads.
- Yellow and black- already I have given this a big no
- Yellow, orange and black- not really much difference
- Yellow, orange reds and black- this is a colour scheme I have planned for another project later on so don't want to use it here and be sick of it before then
- Yellow, violet and black- too bold. I'm wary of the black being such a strong colour that I need to bring it down in some way and create something that is appealing with yellow rather than shocking.
So after a long time playing with my colour wheel and looking at lots of different schemes I decide to resort to google for ideas.
Googling "yellow colour schemes" I get the following:
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/colorpalettes/l/blcpyellow.htm
The first colour scheme is the yellows and reds I have already rejected but I like the next two and the use of the greys and blues- but I don't really want to use oranges as I don't want this to be an analogous scheme.
Next I get: http://www.colorcombos.com/yellow-color-schemes.html
There are lots of ideas here but no way I can see of narrowing it down to ones with yellow and black without scrolling through lots of pages and I need to leave with my beads in a few minutes.
So onto: http://www.squidoo.com/colorcombos where I can choose different colour combinations with yellow. But none with black so I move on but will definitely return here for future ideas.
http://desktoppub.about.com/library/weekly/blcplimited.htm gives me a yellow and black theme but just using shades of yellow- nice but not what I want. The black crystals I'm using will be very large in the piece and I think I prefer this idea with less black.
More on yellow and black here which gives me the idea of adding shades of grey- I like the thought of this.
This website confirms my worries about using black and yellow- I do not want this piece to pop!
So I begin searching for colour meanings etc with yellow- lots of great info here but no time to read it.
In desperation- I really do have to grab some beads and go- I turn to Colour Lovers.
Perfect!
Their blog post for yesterday was on "thin line colour schemes" and as I'll be using my new crystals as lines in my work I am delighted- this is just what I want.
On this one page there are so many ideas I have to try and narrow it down!
I love:
Color by COLOURlovers
Black with colors- but maybe too bold still and I want the yellow to be the main focus
Color by COLOURlovers
Having fun- too subtle maybe and my yellow are stronger
Color by COLOURlovers
Aqua Yellow Orange- again maybe too strong and too much aqua
Color by COLOURlovers
Art Deco- wow- but too like the analogous scheme I plan to use later
Color by COLOURlovers
Boat Floaters- perfect- just what I want
This combines yellow and black with lavender, khaki and grey- just what I was looking for- the khaki colours were something I hadn't thought of and really make this palette.
So beads selected I'm off and raring to go
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
My first steps with yellow- geometric beaded bead
Yellow is not a colour I have used before and one I think I dislike so I am interested to see if there are any versions of it I do actually like.
I'm beginning using it on one of my geometric beaded beads and immediately I'm running into problems.
I'm finding it really hard to just use yellow. I want to add in purples, oranges blues etc to add some interest. Yellow by itself just doesn't seem right.
But I'm trying to stick just with yellows but it seems to me that there just aren't enough yellows to create contrast and variations so when I use them together they very quickly blend into each other. Any yellow I pick up that gives me variation is actually a shade of gold, orange or even green. Even when something seems to be yellow when I put it next to another yellow it turns out to be green- and whilst I like these colours I'm trying to stick to a true yellow scheme so reject them.
But in the end my all yellow colour palette has had to be stretched to include a gold or I don't think you would actually see that I'm using three different colours.
My research has now shown me that my thoughts about yellow are true- there aren't many true yellows- who knew?!?!
what would in other colours just change the 'shade' i.e. adding black, white or grey completely changes the 'colour' in yellow so it appears green when you add black rather than a darker version of yellow.
I wonder if this is the reason why I feel there isn't enough variation for me to use?
Does anyone have any other experiences using yellow?
I'm beginning using it on one of my geometric beaded beads and immediately I'm running into problems.
I'm finding it really hard to just use yellow. I want to add in purples, oranges blues etc to add some interest. Yellow by itself just doesn't seem right.
But I'm trying to stick just with yellows but it seems to me that there just aren't enough yellows to create contrast and variations so when I use them together they very quickly blend into each other. Any yellow I pick up that gives me variation is actually a shade of gold, orange or even green. Even when something seems to be yellow when I put it next to another yellow it turns out to be green- and whilst I like these colours I'm trying to stick to a true yellow scheme so reject them.
But in the end my all yellow colour palette has had to be stretched to include a gold or I don't think you would actually see that I'm using three different colours.
My research has now shown me that my thoughts about yellow are true- there aren't many true yellows- who knew?!?!
what would in other colours just change the 'shade' i.e. adding black, white or grey completely changes the 'colour' in yellow so it appears green when you add black rather than a darker version of yellow.
I wonder if this is the reason why I feel there isn't enough variation for me to use?
Does anyone have any other experiences using yellow?
Monday, 11 May 2009
All about yellow
As well as exploring using yellow with my beadwork I also want to explore its social and historical background so here are some interesting article, links and facts associated with yellow:
History and all about yellow
Yellow on Wikipedia
All about the colour yellow
Reactions/ Meanings/ current thoughts
The meaning of yellow and pink t-shirts in Thailand
Colour Therapy
using yellow in colour therapy
Balancing the solar plexus
Research with yellow
Pale yellow and almond are the best colours for not irritating people and are perfect for a learning environment- from Dunn and Dunn research
Using yellow in design
Using yellow in knitting- how to use it. Very interesting article which looks at yellow on the colour wheel and in reality
Using yellow in interior design
How to use yellow in a children's play room
Using yellow in the garden
Fashion
How to wear yellow- mainly in children's wear
How to wear yellow and orange- for women
Using yellow in beadwork/ jewellery
Someone else who doesn't usually use yellow!
History and all about yellow
Yellow on Wikipedia
All about the colour yellow
Reactions/ Meanings/ current thoughts
The meaning of yellow and pink t-shirts in Thailand
Colour Therapy
using yellow in colour therapy
Balancing the solar plexus
Research with yellow
Pale yellow and almond are the best colours for not irritating people and are perfect for a learning environment- from Dunn and Dunn research
Using yellow in design
Using yellow in knitting- how to use it. Very interesting article which looks at yellow on the colour wheel and in reality
Using yellow in interior design
How to use yellow in a children's play room
Using yellow in the garden
Fashion
How to wear yellow- mainly in children's wear
How to wear yellow and orange- for women
Using yellow in beadwork/ jewellery
Someone else who doesn't usually use yellow!
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