Hands-on Tutorial

Beginner

3 min

Explore the basics of color theory

In this exercise, you’ll apply primary, secondary and tertiary colors to posters and explore shifting value and saturation as well.

What you’ll learn

The color wheel

Learn how the color wheel emerged and how you can use it as a purposeful tool in design.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary colors

Use color wheels to understand the differences and relationships between colors.

Key terms for talking about color

Learn essential terms associated with color to further your understanding.


Instruction by

Vanessa Eckstein

Design by

Blok Design

Adobe Stock Contributors

Archivist

Fernando

Grégoire Lourme

Music by

Grégoire Lourme

22 March 2024

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