COLOR WHEEL

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Understanding color theory and learning the ways in which the rules of color can be used to create compelling and imaginative work is a study that artists have undergone for centuries.

Vincent van Gogh, who studied color theory in depth and loved using yellow in his paintings, taught us that we should not look at one particular color as our favorite—we should understand the relationship that colors have with one another. What is a yellow flower petal without a blue shadow or an orange fleck of gold light to complement or contrast its rich beauty?

The color wheel is important ...

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