Examples of harmony in art6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() – It features colors that are very different from each other – Colors can be primary, secondary or tertiary This color harmony is characterized by having a widespread range of colors, The best way to achieve this is to let one of the colors dominate and use the two other as accents.Įxample 3 – Capitol Reef National Park 6 – Notes To be effective, the colors used in this harmony need to be well balanced. This harmony has a tendency to be quite vibrant, even if the hues are unsaturated. In a Triadic color harmony we use any three colors located at equal distance from each other on the color wheel. However: – It is quite different because several colors are used instead of 1 – It is also different from a cool or warm color harmony because 4 colors are used instead of 6 – In this harmony the colors are closer together than in acool or warm color harmony – This harmony is located somewhere in between monochromatic and cool/warm harmony – We will see what a cool/warm color harmony is later in this series 4 – Triadic Color Harmony Orange, yellow-orange, yellow and yellow-green 2 – ExamplesĮxample 1 – Aspen Forest, Eastern Sierra NevadaĮxample 2 – Mauve Playa, Death Valley National Park 3 – Notes At first glance this harmony can look similar to the monochromatic color harmony (see the first essay in this series). To make this color harmony particularly effective, you need to first select a dominant color, second select a supporting color and third select an accent color. For example orange, yellow-orange, yellow, and yellow-green.Īnalogous color harmonies are often found in nature because natural elements often feature colors that are close to each other. In an Analogous Color Harmony we use colors located next to each other on the color wheel. Now on to the third and fourth color harmonies in this series: Analogous and Triadic. These previous essays cover the reason why color harmonies are important in the creation of fine art photographs and cover color theory as it relates to color harmonies. The first one, which is about Monochromatic Color Harmonies is available at this link and the second one, which is about Complementary Color Harmonies is available at this link. ![]() If you have not read the previous essays, you can can do so now. 1 – The Analogous Color Harmony This month we are continuing my series of essays on the Subject of Color Harmonies. ![]()
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