Continued Adventures in Colour Theory

I teach a very basic form of colour theory at my classes, covering just the ideas of complementary colours and the use of black and white, but after a chat with longstanding weasel and artist Mandy, I recalled the teaching that I had several years ago, and some of the experimentation I carried out and thought I'd pass a little on...

If you want to know more about colour theory a great place to start is looking at the work and examples of Josef Albers (there's an experimentation of mine in the style of his above). He experimented a great deal in the 1960s with palettes, specifically with the way colours interact with each other and the psychology of colours and way in which we react to them. Check out a pdf of his book 'Interaction of Colour' here: https://www.are.na/block/14143569

For a lighter approach to colour theory, there are many more books, websites and videos to search and enjoy, though one of the best ways to learn more is to experiment, as many artists did during the Fauvism movement of the early 20th century (well worth a google if you've not heard of it!)

Lastly on the topic of colour, I recommend this simple little website which converts your uploaded images and creates colour palettes from them. This can be really useful if you want to replicate the mood of a certain image or create a series with a similar palette.

https://coolors.co/image-picker