Hands-on Tutorial

Beginner

2 min

Begin practicing color basics

Get a taste of the skills you’ll learn in this series. Explore color and how the same color can look and feel different depending on the background.

What you’ll learn

Foundational principles of color theory

Learn how to use a color wheel—a key tool in understanding the relationships between colors.

Understanding color combinations

Learn how colors affect each other in order to make intentional design decisions.

How context can change color

Learn how the context in which colors are viewed—their size, shape, lighting and placement—affects the way we perceive them.

Choosing a color palette

Learn how to use your new skills and your own intuition to create an intentional color palette.


Instruction by

Vanessa Eckstein

Design by

Blok Design

Adobe Stock Contributor

Grégoire Lourme

Music by

Grégoire Lourme

6 March 2024

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