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So I thought I would put a little bit something together on Color Theories for you guys : ) And, I am going to do this using Dragons!! And why should I be interested in this? TO BREED PRETTIER DRAGONS DUH. First and foremost, lets introduce the magical Color WHEEL yay! [center] [img]http://blog.shopmartingale.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/color-wheel.jpg[/img] [/center] ^ Everything I am going to talk about is going to be based on the color wheel. First, let's introduce a couple of terminologies: There are three different qualities that are used to describe colors: [list] [*] Value/ Intensity= how light or dark [*] Hue/ Chroma= the position on the color wheel [*] Saturation= how pure [/list] [center] [quote=Example of a value scale] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/372/37188_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/2905/290494_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/9946/994545_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/4089/408819_350.png[/img] [/quote] [IMG]http://imgur.com/UjO4L4p.png[/IMG] [quote=Example of a hue scale] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/43877/4387616_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/16802/1680197_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/38148/3814733_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/23735/2373475_350.png[/img] [/quote] [img]http://imgur.com/1fq6XIR.png[/img] [quote=Example of a saturation scale] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/13715/1371440_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/34431/3443053_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/34600/3459951_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/41284/4128340_350.png[/img] [/quote] [img]http://imgur.com/vKQwQ0W.png[/img] [/center] Now some words about Flight Rising Breeding color wheel: Unlike traditional color wheels in which only the hue changes, the color wheel flight rising uses varies in all three of the color quality described above to increase the complexity of the breeding system. So it's a little bit harder than just adding red and yellow to get orange. See next for COLOR SCHEMES!

Yay color schemes! Color schemes are a set of related colors that provide visual interest and harmony. [b]Color Triad[/b]: Three colors that form a triangle on the color wheel. Primary color triad= red, yellow, and blue Secondary color triad= orange, green, and purple [center] [img]http://imgur.com/ssr1QIy.png[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/oSs4Ilo.png[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/3yuHNj8.png[/img] [quote= Example of Color Triad] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/36998/3699798_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/25109/2510890_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center] [b]Monochrome[/b]: A set of colors consisting of tints, shades, and tone of one single color. *tint= color mixed with white *shade= color mixed with black black *tone= color mixed with gray [center] [img]http://imgur.com/KunZOKZ.png[/img] [quote= Example of Monochromatic Colors] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/49647/4964699_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/44071/4407066_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center] [b]Grayscale[/b]: A set of colors also known as achromatic colors containing only white, black, and gray (see value scale for color swatch in first post) [center] [quote= Example of Achromatic Colors] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/23191/2319067_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/2506/250558_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center]

[b]Complimentary Colors[/b]: Two colors on the opposite ends of the color wheel Red to green, blue to orange, purple to yellow [center] [img]http://imgur.com/APdXg7f.png[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/qVcskAb.png[/img] [quote=Example of Complimentary Colors] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/2221/222096_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/31571/3157013_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center] [b]Split Complimentary Colors[/b]: A set of colors consisting of a color and the two colors next to its complimentary colors (Essentially a blend of color triad and complementary colors. Notice the isosceles triangle) Red, blue green, and yellow green. Yellow, reddish purple, and violet. Blue, yellowish orange, and reddish orange. [center] [img]http://imgur.com/88enTj3.png[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/psNpW76.png[/img] [img]http://imgur.com/Srz28pp.png[/img] [quote=Example of Split Complimentary Colors] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/42559/4255830_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/44578/4457739_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center] [b]Analogous Colors[/b]: A set of colors consisting of those next to one another on the color wheel [center] [img]http://imgur.com/ke23xBr.png[/img] [quote=Example of Analogous Colors, Hatchling Edition] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/51876/5187501_350.png[/img] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/25110/2510958_350.png[/img] [/quote] [/center]

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@Draven

YAY. thanks for you feedback. and please don't delete. I love comments.

@Draven

Haha. YAY. I am finally being of use to someone!!

I still want to talk about the whole overrated color temperature thing with warm, cool, and neutral colors, and am planning on updating all the color schemes with a color swatch in addition to the dragon examples, so that its easier to see.

I'll keep ya updated :)

thanks again

I love Color Theory AA

Maybe link to that clan with the monochromatic dragons, all organized into an FR rainbow?