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Online color training and tools

by Cyndi Lavin

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Color is important to every artist, but as a bead or jewelry artist, you probably haven’t been classically trained like a painter would be. Not to fear! There are a plethora of wonderful online sources to help you learn the terminology on your own and to teach you how to train your eye. Here are some of the best:

Informational Articles on Color:

The Color Wheel and Itten’s Color Theory

Brown University’s Color Theory Course

Margie Deeb’s Color Articles

Best Books on Color

Color Scheme Tools:

WellStyled
Tool is designed primarily for web designers but useful for anyone.

Steel Dolphin
Designed with the digital artist in mind.

ColorBlender
A fun to use tool with sliders.

Daily Color Scheme
For a bit of serendipity!

ColourLovers
An entire community just for color lovers.

Color Picker from Adobe
Pick your own or examine what others have done.

Color Schemer Online
Picks a group of colors that compliment your original color choice.

Pic2Color
Creates a color palette from any image that you feed into it.

Eni Oken’s color scheme software
You can download her software free!

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Posted in Basics - Getting Started, Creativity, Designing, Jewelry Biz Tips, Online Tools & Toys on March 2nd, 2007

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  1. Online color training and tools Says:
    June 7th, 2007 at 7:02 am

    [...] enough to have been classically trained in drawing and in color. I have gathered together some of the best online resources available for learning about color and for generating color palettes. Play around with these color [...]

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    August 28th, 2007 at 8:02 am

    [...] color training and tools by Cyndi Lavin I’ve added a couple new sites to the color scheme generator list. I do have my favorite one or two of these sites, but it’s great to have lots of options. No [...]

  4. Bead Arts » Blog Archive » Online color training and tools Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 8:01 am

    [...] color training and tools by Cyndi Lavin I’ve added two more sites to the color scheme generator list: Pic2Color is really unique, creating a color palette from any image that you feed into it.  Eni [...]

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