Choose color of pottery and caremmies
No matter what brand you choose, it is very important to know how the colors work together.
Choosing the colors for your pottery or ceramic project should be an easy matter, but sometimes you need to sit down and think about how your pottery or ceramic will look in the room in which you intend them to reside or if your making them for sale, what are the popular colors people are buying.
Think about color relationships before you add that fushia colored teapot to your Chinese red room.
I didn't have a clue on how to read a color chart, much less use it for some of my art projects.
Hopefully, this will help you to understand colors.
Here are a few basic guidelines to get you started.
When choosing colors for your pottery or ceramic, there are many things to be considered.
Where will the piece be placed?
What other colors are in the room or area?
Should you choose colors to harmonize with the surroundings or contrast them?
If the piece is going to be for sale, what are the popular colors of the time? (Each year brings new colors into our lives.)
Make your decisions carefully, but don't be afraid to play with colors and shades.
Have fun and don't be afraid to experiment!
Hue is the actual color, whether it is primary or secondary.
Shade is the amount of black or white mixed in with the hue to make it lighter or darker.
Most people agree that peach and blue go well together, these colors are complementary, as are green and pink - think mint green and pale pink.
Blue and yellow are contrasting colors that go well together.
They are best when one color is dominant, blue for instance, as your main shade with the yellow as an accent or vice-versa.
One other choice is a mono-chromatic color scheme where you have one color only in varying shades from deep to very pale with perhaps white, black or grey.
I can certainly imagine it and would never want to paint any of my rooms that, I like the warm colors.
You decide what colors you feel most comfortable with and then glaze your pottery or ceramics to your hearts content from there.
I hope this page has helped you to understand how to pick your colors out.
This info can be used for paints also, not just glazes.
