Analogous Color Scheme

1. Introduction: Hi, everyone. It's Larissa. I'm back with another color schemes shot class. Just so we're on the same page, what you're watching is part of my color schemes class series. In this series, we'll be looking at seven commonly used color schemes closely, and we will paint floral patterns using each color scheme. The color schemes I covered in this series are monochromatic, analogous, complimentary, split complimentary, triadic, square, and rectangle. In my last class, we took a look at the monochromatic color scheme. Today, we're going to talk about the analogous Cali scheme. We will learn how it works, how to put together an analogous color palette, and we will use that color palette to paint floor pattern in gouache. So without further ado, let's get started. 2. Supplies & Resources: We will need the following supplies when taking this class. Gouache paints, paint brushes, watercolor paper in A four or a five size, a pink palette, a water container, and drying cloth or paper towels. I have mentioned this in my last class that acrylic or acrylic gouache also works for this class. Watercolor, on the other hand is probably not a good fit only because the methods I used to mix paints don't apply to watercolor. But if you know how to use watercolor and you manage to put together an analogous color palette in that way, feel free to go ahead. I have created this infographic with all the possible combinations of analogous calls. You can use it as a reference when you put together your analogous color palette. I will talk more about it in Lesson three when we do a deep dive into the analogous Callie scheme. You will find the link to the infographic under this case. I have also created this Pintressbard of images I have taken over the years. They are part of my inspiration library showing plants that I find beautiful and interesting. I do encourage you to take your own pictures and use them for your flower painting in this class. But if you don't have anything at hand, feel free to use my images as a reference. You will find a link to the Printressbard under this class. In the next lesson, let's talk about the analogous color scheme. 3. What is Analogous Color Scheme: Alright, let's talk about the analogous color scheme. By looking at the word analogous, you may guess it's probably about colors that are similar and exactly. The analogous color scheme is formed by three color families that are right next to each other on the color wheel. Let me break this down a little bit. The term color family means a group of colors that all have the same hue on the color wheel. What this hue, can you remember? A hue is a pure color without adding black or white pigment. When we add white, black or gray to a hue, we have a tint, a shade, and a tone of that color. So when we say a color family, we are referring to a hue with its tints, tours and shades. This sounds very similar to the monochromatic color scheme we talked about last time. In our last class, we picked a base color on the color wheel and then created tins, turns, and shades of that color to put together a monochromatic color palette. This is exactly the so called color family we're talking about here. Now, back to the analogous color scheme. It's created by three color families that are right next to each other on the color wheel. Let's bring up a color wheel and take a look. On this color wheel, you can see the colors are arranged in families. The hues are in the center, including all the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. Adding white to these hues, we have tins. Adding gray, we have turns, and adding black, we have shades. We don't have all the tins, tones and shades on this color wheel, but I believe you get the idea. So each big slice of colors on this color wheel represents a color family. Now let's try to find an analogous color combination on this color wheel. If we pick the red color family, what are the two neighboring color families? That's right. The red purple color family and the red orange color family. So these three color families together form an analogous color scheme. By using the same method, we can locate all the other analogous color combinations on the color wheel. This is what the infographic is all about. You can use it as a guide when putting together an analogous color palette. You can find analogous colors quite often in nature. If you take a closer look at the images in my printers board, you may identify some analogous colors right away. They are quite pleasant and comfortable to look at. Analogous color palette offers vibrant color variations, but at the same time, creates a unifying feel. So these are some of the qualities of the analogous color scheme. If you want to learn more about the color terms I've used in this lesson, including hues, tins, turns, and shades, feel free to refer to my color wheel class on Skillshare. I'll put the link to it under this class. 4. Preparing an Analogous Color Palette: In this lesson, we will put together an analogous color palette for our painting. There are two things we need to do beforehand. First, is just like last time, I would like you to put all the paints you have on the table and arrange them around the color wheel. Then bring up the infographic and compare it to the paints you have. It helps you identify which analogous color combination you could use for your painting based on your pigment collection. I decided to use this green turquoise and blue combination for my painting since I have quite a few paints within this color range. And before we move any further, I would like to remind you of the general rules when preparing your alla palette. Try to limit your calapalt to about eight calories, because we tend to get distracted if we are given too many calor choices. A limited color palette actually helps us stay focused on our work. Ideally, your palette should have some saturated colors, some muted colors, some bright colors, and some dark colors to make sure your work is visually balanced and there is enough contrast in it. That's why we need to create tins, turns, and shades for the hues, so we have enough color variations for our palette. As I was saying, I decided to use this green, turquoise and blue combination for my painting, and these three colors will be the base colors for my analogous palette. I will mix these paints to get the three base colors. It's just personal preference. I don't normally use paints straight out of the tube. I always mix paints together to create a new color. And since we have three different colors here, I would like to bring in the warm and cool colors elements to my palette. Normally, green, turquoise, and blue are considered cool colors. But as I explained in my warm colors and cool colors class, the warmth and coolness of a color is not fixed. It's relative. So a green color can be a warm green or a cool green depending on the colors around it. That's why I added this light orange to the green color to make it a bit warmer so my color palette can look more interesting. With the three base colors created, I can now play with their tins, tones and shades. And let me quickly show you the reference image I will use for my painting so that my color choices here will make more sense to you. Obviously, I will turn the blue color to a very light blue to paint the flowers, and I will use the green and turquoise colors for the leaves. With the green and turquoise colors, I added white and gray to them both to create these color variations. With the blue color, because the flowers are grouped together, in order to tell them apart in my painting, I decided to add three different shades of red to the blue just a little bit to create three different shades of blue. And, of course, I added a lot of white to make the blue colors a lot lighter to reflect the real color of the flowers. I also made a dark shade of the blue for the center part of the flowers, and that's how I put together my analogous color palette. Now it's your turn to prepare your analogous color palette. Remember to lay all your paints out so you know what colors you have. Then bring up my infographic and pick one of the analogous color combinations according to the paints you have. And the three colors in that combination will be the base colors for your palette. After that, you can play with the tins, tones and shades of the base colors. Also, think about the temperature of your palette. It can be a warm colour palette or a cool color palette or a mixture of both. And more importantly, try to limit your palette to about eight colors. Have fun mixing paints. I'll see you in the next lesson when you're ready. 5. Painting a Floral Pattern in Analogous Colors: Now, it's time for us to paint this floal pattern using analogous colors. Again, I'll use this picture that I took as a reference for my painting. You can find it in the printers board that I showed you earlier, and I will use the colour palette I prepared in the last lesson for the painting. So that's it for this class. I hope you will have fun painting and artwork using analogous Kalis. And don't forget to share your work in the project gallery so I can give you some feedback. I can't wait to see it. Thank you, and I'll see you in the next class.