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ElsonWong — Free Pocket Colour Wheel
Published: 2012-01-12 15:55:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 16157; Favourites: 159; Downloads: 1212
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Hey guys! Here's a good tool to use for those who are stuck on picking the colours that complement each other on your next drawing!I bought it at a local craftstore with during my visit to the beautiful Santa Monica in California a year ago!
It's a generic Pocket Colour Wheel made by the... Well 'The Color Wheel Company' in 2010 (credit to the company for making this! I repeat I did no make this colour wheel). There are actually two sides to this colour wheel and it's pretty interactive too, though I'll only scan what I find most practical.
I highly recommend you get one yourself when you get a chance - it's cheap and very useful to have beside your desk or drawing table.
Nevertheless I made a digital version of this so that you can use it for your next 'One Hour Sonic' exercise or anything in general really! Put it to good use! *thumbs up*
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Ah I remember this. It certainly is a good tool to have at your disposal. =]
Unfortunately I don't think a static image does it justice. The center area is meant to rotate around the wheel to indicate relationships for a given color. I suppose it can be used to illustrate how it would be used though. In this image, the wheel shows that Red is complementary to Green and how variations of that relationship can be formed depending on how broad a spectrum you wish to work with. Split complementary associates red with yellow-green and blue-green, triad (three colors) goes even broader by connecting blue and yellow with red (which is our primary base set), etc.
Turn the wheel to the right a few degrees and you get a new set of relationships. Orange is complementary to blue, Yellow is complementary to violet, so on and so forth. Once a color set is determined, they can be varied by intensity, which are what those darker and lighter rings are for.
All in all, it is meant to help the artist determine a visually appealing color scheme for their work. For those of you who don't have access to a physical wheel (like myself), there's a great online site that does the same thing: Color Scheme Designer .
I prefer this because you can directly copy the color values for digital work and share color schemes with people. =]
Also a fun fact: Did you know that some of the Sonic characters demonstrate these basic complementary relationships? Tails' design has elements of blue and orange, Espio has elements of Violet and yellow, Knuckles has elements of Red and Green. No wonder they are so appealing to people. =]
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Aww bro, you're a genius (as always).
Sorry if I havne't caught up with you since the last time I spoke - I was suppose to wish you a Happy New Year but it'll come on our next Skype call.
Oh definitely this static piece won't do justice but it's a start for those who haven't even used one before (let alone be exposed to one! XD).
I'm going to post this as a BLOG and also update this page with your link to the Color Scheme Designer . I just knew there was a page like that out there but I just couldn't find it.
Thanks again for sharing your wisdom and assistance - and yes ain't that no surprise about the colour schemes used on a lot of the Sonic characters.
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... never have dabbled much into colour theory before. I always used to pick colours depending on my mood, but I think that some colour theory can also come in handy now.
I just wonder where to start and how to actually use this colour wheel.
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Nice!I had lost mine a long time ago 
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This is really useful to me. I just started color theory
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Hate to break it but I believe you are infringing on that company's copyright or whatever with this.
Nonetheless, I too fully recommend this colorwheel. I have one myself and it's quite nice.
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Good point dude! = )
Funny thing is, anyone can download this tool in digital format... XD [link]
I uploaded it here cuz not many people know about it. ^^ It's time they got exposed to the usefulness and application of this tool.
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That's the exact kind of color wheel I have and used!!!
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COuld you repost it as a different format, the colors aren't completely solid on JPG
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I can help if there is something that you don't understand about this color wheel. I studied all this at school.
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Thanks for the offer of help! This is a very good thing that you're willing to help clarify to people the concepts behind the colour wheel! ^_~
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I just like to help. And I know a lot about color theories.
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That is pretty nifty, I always seem to forget about color theory, not really my strong suit. 
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Trust me once you use it properly you'll never look back.
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