The colour wheel is based on the primary colours of red, yellow and blue, developed by Isaac Newton of all people. There are categories of colour based on the clour wheel. Split in to primary, secondary and tertiary colours, each builds on the previous, including more colours.
Primary, these colours cannot be mixed / formed by any other colour combination, rather they act more as the building blocks for others. This is how the secondary colours are made, with the colour sitting in between the two used to create it.Then, naturally, to get the tertiary colours, you mix the primary and secondaries, with the same positioning rule applying for mixing.
Colour Harmony
Pure and simple, harmonious colours are tones that are pleasing to the eye when paired. There are some schemes to achieve a harmonious colour palette, these being:
Analogous colours are three colours found side by side on the tertiary colour wheel.
At the other end of the spectrum, a scheme based on complementary colours. These are colours found opposite each other on the colour wheel, contrasting each other and Jumping out at you, this is the method used when you want an image/ specific compositional element to grab attention.
Context
This image plays with the effects colour have on each other, specifically red. Some interesting things are happening here, the red is most vibrant against the black, in contrast its a non presence when paired with its analogous partner, orange.
Its things like this that need to be researched within my project, finding what colours do to each other, why, and how we perceive them. These fundamentals are essential to build upon.
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