1. Colour Theory for fashion design development

2. Importance of Colour
Colour plays an important role in achieving a successful design
Fashion designers incorporate colour to achieve a harmonious garment design
Balance, proportion, emphasis, unity and rhythm rely on colour
Creates the greatest visual impact for the consumer
Can affect illusions of the size and shape
Can reflect the personality of an individual
Is associated with psychological traits and emotions

3. Colour Categories Primary colors: Secondary colors:
Red, yellow, and blue
Secondary colors:
Orange, green, and violet (purple). They are made by mixing equal amounts of two primary hues together.
Intermediate colors:
Result when equal amounts of adjoining primary and secondary colors are combined. (Yellow-green, red- orange…)
Neutral
White, black, gray

4. Basic Colour Schemes Monochromatic color scheme
A one-color plan that uses different tints shades, and intensities. A navy blue pair of pants, with a light blue shirt is monochromatic. Same “color” different shades.
Analogous color scheme
Uses neighboring, or adjacent, colors on the wheel. It is sometimes called a related color scheme since two or three “related” colors are used.
Complementary color scheme
Uses opposite hues on the color wheel. Complementary colors are across from each other on the wheel
Triad color scheme
Combines three colors equidistant on the wheel. Examples are red, yellow, and blue.

5. Color schemes 1.Monochromatic color scheme
A one-color plan that uses different tints shades, and intensities. A navy blue pair of pants, with a light blue shirt is monochromatic. Same “color” different shades.
2.Analogous color scheme
Uses neighboring, or adjacent, colors on the wheel. It is sometimes called a related color scheme since two or three “related” colors are used.
3.Complementary color scheme
Uses opposite hues on the color wheel. Complementary colors are across from each other on the wheel
4.Triad color scheme
Combines three colors equidistant on the wheel. Examples are red, yellow, and blue.
5.Intensity
The brightness or dullness of a color
6.Value
The lightness or darkness of a color between almost white to almost black
7.Warm colors
Hues, such as red, orange, and yellow, that appear to be hot like the sun or fire.

6. Psychology of color RED: exciting, aggressive, passionate
ORANGE: earthy, warm, hopeful
YELLOW: cheerful, sunny, cowardly
GREEN: restful, envious, fresh
BLUE: calming, cool, depressed
PURPLE: drama, rich, royal
WHITE: innocent, pure, peaceful
BLACK: sophisticated, gloomy, mysterious
GRAY: old, sad, modest

7. Elements and Principles of Design.
This course requires that you learn Elements and Principles of Design.
There are four ELEMENTS OF DESIGN:
Line
Shape
Texture
Colour
And there are five PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN:
Balance
Proportion
Rhythm
Emphasis
Harmony

8. Assignment 1. Warm-up Tasks
Complete the Colors review sheet using your color wheel and notes consider elements and principals of design
Tasks
Warm-up worksheet(illustrate your design with Color Handbook )

9. Use of Neutrals colours
Neutrals are colors that do not pop out or attract a lot of attention to the eye such as black, beige, taupe, olive, and more. They literally go with everything and anything, and can be used  to slowly integrate color into your designing by pairing bolder color combinations with them

10. Neutral colours
Classic colour combinations look stylish on everyone, no matter the season. Neutral colours worn together create looks that are timeless and flattering, while providing plenty of flexibility in your designing. Neutral colours include black, navy, white, brown, grey and khaki.

11. Use of colour
Once you have a general idea of what the color wheel encompasses, you can begin to combine the colors together. There are a ton of different color combinations out there. From prints and patterns, to color blocking, accessories and everything in between there are so, so many ways to utilize these combinations. Here are some of the basic ones:

12. Combination of colour

13. Monochromatic Monochromatic
The simplest color scheme to make, but often the hardest to pull off: monochromatic. Monochromatic is a color combination that is comprised of just one color. Wearing an outfit that is entirely blue, pink, green, etc, isn’t something that you seen often, but if it’s done right it can look super cool. The best way to pull of monochromatic is to mix different elements of a specific color together such as saturation, tint, or shade and design elements like the texture or structure of the fabric.

14. Monochromatic

15. Complementary Complementary
These are the colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Because of their high contrast, as the name implies, they complement each other the most out of any color combination. Because of this not only are they the simplest color combinations to create, but they’re also the most bold. An easy way to add a complementary color combination to your outfit is to start out with a primary color as the base for the look and then wear its complement in your accessory choices.

16. Complementary

17. Analogous 
Analogous 
A combination of any three colors that are directly next to each other on the color wheel are analogous. This color combination is the most harmonious out of all the color combinations. It’s important to note that when creating an analogous color combination that you should choose colors that have enough contrast between them, whether that be through shade, tint, tone, etc, so they’re not overwhelming. Although this color combination does contain three separate colors, only one of them should be the dominate color while the other two act as supports.

18. Analogous 

19. Split complementary Split complementary
This color combination is found by taking a base color then pairing it with colors directly next to it’s adjacent color. For example, in the picture above, a green-blue (teal) is  paired with red and red-orange to create a split complementary. This color combination has much of the same lasting impression that complementary color schemes produce but because of it is split, it’s generally more flattering and dimensional.

20. Split complementary