Colour Theory 101: The Colour Wheel

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

20 Responses

  1. Great post and very informational! Thank you!

  2. Vera says:

    What a start! I mean seriously you put this all together on Monday morning? You genius! I'm afraid I'm too lazy to learn so I just do my thing.

  3. Celia Gibson says:

    Thaís for the clear explanation.

  4. Trudie says:

    Thanks for the information. I may have to read it a couple times for it to all sink in.

  5. Janine says:

    Wonderful post – packed with fascinating info and you've explained it so well! Now I'll be looking at my fabrics in a new language. Thank you 🙂

  6. The O's says:

    ahhh, it all makes sense now, especially that awesome collecting memories quilt… you know your stuff… very informative indeedy yes. x

  7. Great post, Ms. Molli!

  8. Well now I've learnt the difference between shades and tints – thanks Miss Molli! Love your post – informative and filled with humour. What's better than that?!

  9. Dawn says:

    I'm not sure my pee wee brain grabbed all of that info but I will most definitely come back and read your post again when I'm not so tired. 🙂

  10. Sooli says:

    Well that was interesting. Got the gist of shades and tints now! I just wondered whether a glass of cabaret is like a cabernet but with a floor show?! Hehehe!

  11. Paula says:

    Great post. The colour wheel is finally fun. And great comment by Sooli – cabernet has just gotten even better.

  12. Very interesting, it's not often I read a quilting blog and really have something to think about, other than the usual i need that fabric, or i must make that quilt etc, thx Molli :o)

  13. Thanks to the Elven Garden, I just discovered your blog and I love it! I'm adding it to my favorites. Love this post about color (note by the spelling of "color" that I'm American) and I look forward to catching up with all you past posts.

    • Quilt for Fun, you are a no-reply blogger, so I hope you see this! Funnily enough, I am originally from America, but I have finally learned to speak Australian! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you stick around!

  14. Leo says:

    If it were up to me pink would not be a shade of red – red is nice pink is well a colour to make a statement. Sorry I'm probably going to completely mix up the terminology, my English is basically fine but neither school not university covered colour theory in English.Yeah I have to "second quilt for fun" seeing colour with an u is much easier on my brain. Having it drilled to BE and AE for years .. color sort of screams "wrong" at me.
    With all the theory we shouldn't forget that we don't need to like all the colours and use them all.
    A completely different problem – what colour is a coloured print? (btw. does coloured necessarily mean that there are at least 2 different colours in a print? I need to start training my vocab again, and mabye not with BBC series – if not is there a word for that in English?)

  15. VickiT says:

    Great post. This is the one area I feel totally lost in. I was happy to see this series so I can hopefully learn more because it should help me in choosing my fabrics for a quilt. I know choosing fabrics for my quilts, or any project will become easier in time, but learning color theory will help me get a jump start and the basics behind it. Thank you.

  16. Ellie-Mae says:

    Thank you. Another weapon in my INDIGO DOES NOT BELONG quiver. Sure it's there in light theory, but not colour. Winner winner

  17. RobinSue says:

    Thanks to Let's Get Acquainted I have connected to your blog. I am loving your posts and your piece on color(can't get myself to type with the "u") theory is fantastic. I teach this to my 1st graders more simplified and with less humor. Color is my favorite friend!

  18. CitricSugar says:

    Great overview of colour theory, Molli! I almost choked on my diet coke on "shady lady" – I'll have to remember that next time I need to explain tints and shades. 🙂

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