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In this course, you’ll learn about two of the three fundamental properties of color. (The third, value, is covered in this class). This will help you choose colors that you like and create a palette of colors that harmonize, as well as better understand your personal tastes in color.

This class will also lay the groundwork for Color Mixing and later classes on color.

After taking this class, you’ll be able to:

  • Define hue and saturation and explain why each is important
  • Identify the hue and saturation of any color
  • Understand your tastes in hue and saturation, so you can create work that you love
  • Control the amount of drama (emotional tension) in your piece using hue contrast and saturation
  • Understand your taste in hue contrast and color harmonies
  • Design your own work using a color harmony you like.
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  • 11 Lessons

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