Alexander Grahm Bell

Alexander Graham Bell.

There is a monument to Alexander Graham Bell on almost every office desk—the telephone, which he invented.

It was fitting that this expert on speech should discover the principle of telephony and make the instrument by which”nation may speak to nation.”

The revolution which the telephone has made in the life of the whole civilized world is the measure of the gratitude we owe to Bell.

By this one great achievement he stamped his name on the history of progress and crowned a life of patient work and painstaking invention.

And so, we move on to the art of woodworking and crafts.

Colors for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects.

Colors are more than a combination of red and blue or yellow and black.

They are non-verbal communication.
Colors have symbolism and color meanings that go beyond ink.

As you design your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects, it is helpful to keep in mind how the eye and the mind perceive certain colors and the color meanings we associate with each color.

Harmonizing colors for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects often work well together but if too close in value they can appear washed out or not have enough contrast.

Understanding color theory will help you to understand how color works for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects. And one of the first places to start learning color theory is with the color wheel.

Sir Isaac Newton first put together a circular diagram of colors in 1666. This color wheel allows you to see groupings of colors that are harmonious together and other colors that might clash.

Primary Colors

The primary colors for your Woodworking and crafts and Diy projects are RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. These colors, in traditional color theory, cannot be formed by mixing any other color. All other colors are derived by combinations of these colors.

Secondary colors.
The secondary colors for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects
are ORANGE, GREEN, and PURPLE. These colors are the combination of red and yellow (orange), yellow and blue (green), and blue and red (purple).

Tertiary colors.
Tertiary colors for your Woodworking and crafts and Diy projects are YELLOW-ORANGE, RED-ORANGE, RED-PURPLE, BLUE-PURPLE, BLUE-GREEN, and YELLOW-GREEN. These are the combinations of the secondary colors

Once you understand the basics of color theory, you can start learning how to combine those colors into a harmonious whole.

There are certain colors for your Woodworking and crafts and Diy projects that look good together, while other colors don’t.

And while you might recognize these combinations when you see them, there is at theory based on the color wheel as to which colors will look nicest together.

Analogous Colors
These are the colors for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects that sit next to each other on the color wheel. For example: green, yellow-green, and yellow; or red, red-orange, and orange. Play with the hues and saturation of analogous colors to create a harmonious color scheme.

Complementary Colors
Complementary colors for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects
are those colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel. By using colors that are opposite one another, you create color schemes that have high contrast and so are brighter and more vivid. Some contrasting colors are: red and green or blue and orange.

Color Triads.
By placing an equilateral triangle on the color wheel, you can create color schemes for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects that have a lot of life to them.

The most basic color triad is the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. But others are: green, purple and orange, or yellow-orange, blue-green, and red-purple.

Still Having Trouble?

When looking for color schemes for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects
the first place to start is nature.

The color schemes found in nature are typically harmonious to our eyes.

This can be the case even if the colors don't "go together" according to color theory.

for more ideas and interesting products for your woodworking and crafts and Diy projects visit us at the next Woodworking and crafts Workshop

Until next time then, work safely.