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Color Theory Made Easy

Color Theory Made Easy

Join @AWSmillie as he explains the basics of color theory. Today we’ll be diving into Colour Theory. By understanding color properties and harmonies we’ll be able to improve our DESIGN AND ART compositions We’ll also be using Zinnia to construct a color wheel infographic that we’ll use to talk through our color theory elements. Let’s get started. Let’s open up a new blank zinnia page. I’m going to tap on stickers then head over to "my stuff". I’ve already built all the elements of our colour wheel to rebuild in Zinnia. This area is fantastic for storing your bespoke assets just like this. Lets start by selecting our color wheel grid that I’ll be placing all our elements on. First up, our foundational colors, Primary Colors (red, yellow, blue) are referred to as primary because no other colors can be mixed to create them. Next up is our secondary Colors (green, orange, purple) these are created by mixing two primary colors. Finally we have our Tertiary Colors. These are created when the primary and a secondary color are mixed together. Now lets run through our Color Harmonies Colour harmonies are a set of guidelines inwhich we can combine colors. These different color schemes feel like they belong together. Using them will give your compositions the ability to express different styles, emotions and information whilst always feeling beautifully designed. First up is a Square harmony. This is a combination of four colors equally spaced around the color wheel. This harmony works best when one color is dominant and the other 3 are used as secondary colors. The second on the list is probably the most well known Complementary pairs are colors positioned on opposite ends of the color wheel. These color combinations create vibrant, high contrasting color palettes. Next a triadic color schemes. This is comprised of three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel. The two most basic examples of a triadic palette are the primary colors and secondary colours. Fourth on our list is Analogous Colors. These colors are located next to each other on the color wheel. Analogous color harmonies are often found in nature. Like in landscape paintings that comprise of mostly greens and blues. Now we are getting a bit more complex with Split-complementary colors. This combination uses one base color and two secondary colors. The base color is the main, while the secondary colors should be used only for highlights and accents. Our final harmony here is a Tetradic color harmony. we use a combination of four colors that consist of two sets of complementary colors. For example: Green yellow and Yellow green on one side and Red Purple and Purple Blue on the other side. These colors form a rectangle on the color wheel. #pixiteapps #colortheory #designtips #design #digitalcoloring #digitalart #arttheory #art #pigmentapp Before we mention our final Harmony lets talk about the three properties of color itself. Hue refers to a color in its pure state and also denotes a colors position on the color wheel. Saturation describes the intensity of the colour. From its purest form, Its hues, to a neutral grey. Finally Brightness. This refers to a colours intensity, distinguished by the amount of shading mixed with the hue. When this applies to a single color, this also describes our final color harmony, which is called monochromatic. Thank you for watching this video on Color Theory. If you enjoyed this video and found it helpful don’t forget to like and subscribe See you again next time.
The Bauhaus | Creative History | The Pixite Blog

The Bauhaus | Creative History | The Pixite Blog

Brought to you by Pixite | https://www.pixiteapps.com Presented by Aaron Smillie | https://www.instagram.com/aaron_smillie/ Download this Presentation | https://go.pixiteapps.com/PixiteBlog_TheBauhaus Let’s take a look at some of the work of five members of the Bauhaus, work that still feels relevant 100 years later. Number 1: Walter Gropius Prior to starting the Bauhaus, Gropius rose to prominence collaborating with Hannes Meyer designing the exterior of the Faguswerck building. The shoe factory pioneered the modernist building aesthetic. Number 2: Wassily Kandinsky Kandinsky is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art. The Russian painter and art theorist taught at the Bauhaus school for 10 years beginning in 1922. Number 3: Paul Klee Paul Klee, like Kandinsky, was an accomplished color theorist. His lectures, the “Paul Klee Notebooks”, are regarded as important for modern art as Leonardo do Vinci’s “A Treatise on Painting” was for the Renaissance. Number 4: Oskar Schlemmer In 1920, Schlemmer was invited to Weimar by Walter Gropius to run the mural painting and sculpture departments at the Bauhaus School. Soon the combination of the Bauhaus’s influence and his preoccupation with the theatre would produce his most important work, the “Triadisches Ballett” in 1922. Number 5: Mies van der Rohe. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was the last director of the Bauhaus. Mies sought to establish his own particular architectural style that could represent modern times just as the Classical and Gothic styles did for their own eras. ⨭ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐞 We believe creativity is essential for personal well-being. Our goal is to spark and support natural creativity. Learn more about us at https://www.pixiteapps.com ⨭ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 Zinnia | https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia is the best way to creatively document the things that matter most to you. Start a digital journal. Keep a diary. Set up habit trackers or create a collage. Productive habits become fun with Zinnia! Pigment | https://go.pixiteapps.com/pigment The adult coloring book that relieves stress, improves mindfulness, and enhances creativity. Pigment is a robust painting and coloring app that unlocks the creative potential of iOS and Android devices. Assembly | https://go.pixiteapps.com/assembly The vector-based art and design app that empowers you to design logos, icons, posters, and more. Tap into the power of desktop graphic design apps using your iPad or iPhone. Union | https://go.pixiteapps.com/union Image editing, masking, and compositing. Combine your photos in unique and creative ways — synthesize what you visualize! ⨭ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 Share your work with #PixiteApps #PigmentApp #ZinniaJournal #AssemblyApp #Bauhaus #TheBauhaus #History #Documentary #CreativeHistory #Creativity #Inspiration
Art as NFTs | Pixite #Shorts | The Pixite Blog with @AWSmillie

Art as NFTs | Pixite #Shorts | The Pixite Blog with @AWSmillie

Learn more about us ➜ https://www.pixiteapps.com Presented By Aaron Smillie https://www.instagram.com/aaron_smillie/ So we’ve all been creating digital art in our spare time for years with no other reason than the love for the medium or as a cathartic exercise, separate from our normal client work or day jobs.  Well, this year our creative intent might have just changed.  NFT, Non-fungible Tokens, are this year's new shiny technology and a creative gold rush is well and truly underway. Every digital artist I know seems to be grabbing their metaphorical sieve and sifting through their old work to find the nuggets that might make them rich.  I’m currently asking myself, is it really worth investing my time trying to monetize my digital content or alternatively should I invest in other people’s artwork in the hope that investment will yield future profits.   What are NFTs? Simply, they are a technology that gives a creator the ability to stamp a unique code onto ANY digital asset, thereby making that coded version the TRUE version. But how does this actually give your digital assets any value? Well, it doesn’t by itself.  Most articles I’ve read all like to compare NFTS to the value of popular paintings. You, today, can download your favorite artist for free, print it out and put it on your wall. That wall art is worth nothing.  But if you own the original then you have an asset you can not only enjoy but sell. Or if you own a signed, limited print you know this too has value but not as much as the original.    If you're into your cryptocurrencies, which I’m currently not, NFTs are part of the Ethereum blockchain. Both Bitcoin and Dogecion I’m sure will be well on their way to creating their own version of NFTs, so people on the internet are saying! I have no idea.   What I find more exciting about NFTs is that once you have sold your artwork YOU still retain the copyright of that work and you’ll also receive a percentage of every subsequent sale. You make money every time it’s resold.  Although most of the press coverage has been around Digital Art, this isn’t exclusive to that medium, it can be anything digital for example Tweets, Sports Clips, Music. Everything digital has now become tradable. But does this really mean you can go off and get your digital art “Minted” today, leave your hard-fought creative job and stick two fingers up to those clients who never pay on time? Currently for me and I think most people, the answer is probably not.  Beeple didn’t make $69 Million in a single NFT sale at Christie's because he simply transitioned from one medium to the other. He has worked extremely hard to build up an audience and body of work, one digital piece of art a day for over a decade, to become one of the most famous globally recognized digital artists on the planet. He has built this huge fanbase because of the frequency and quality of his daily content. A tapestry of work that transcends any single day’s output.   Investors will only pay millions for a piece when they are sure that it should increase in value. So that means they believe that Beeple will continue to grow as an artist. His presence will increase and the value of the Art will go up. My crude comparison,  Beeple is the Banksy of digital. The amazing thing about our digital space was that we all created our work for the love of it and I strongly believe that will continue.  For me, I’ll keep creating work I LOVE and if I can find people out there willing to support me in that endeavor by investing in my art then that’s awesome, but right now I won't be quitting my day job!    ⨭ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐞 We believe creativity is essential for personal well-being. Our goal is to spark and support natural creativity. Learn more about us at https://www.pixiteapps.com ⨭ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 Zinnia https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia is the best way to creatively document the things that matter most to you. Start a digital journal. Keep a diary. Set up habit trackers or create a collage. Productive habits become fun with Zinnia! Pigment https://go.pixiteapps.com/pigment The adult coloring book that relieves stress, improves mindfulness, and enhances creativity. Pigment is a robust painting and coloring app that unlocks the creative potential of iOS and Android devices. Assembly https://go.pixiteapps.com/assembly The vector-based art and design app that empowers you to design logos, icons, posters, and more. Tap into the power of desktop graphic design apps using your iPad or iPhone. Union https://go.pixiteapps.com/union Image editing, masking, and compositing. Combine your photos in unique and creative ways — synthesize what you visualize! ⨭ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 Share your work with #PixiteApps #PigmentApp #ZinniaJournal #AssemblyApp
Logo Modernism | Assembly by Pixite

Logo Modernism | Assembly by Pixite

Download Assembly Free! https://go.pixiteapps.com/assembly Watch as Aaron recreates modern logos with Assembly's simple, but powerful, tools and features. Follow Assembly on Instagram for more inspiration: https://instagram.com/assemblyapp And give Aaron a follow, too: https://instagram.com/aaron_smillie = = = = = Create logos, icons, illustrations, and more using powerful, easy to use features usually only found in professional desktop software. Assembly is the revolutionary vector design tool that lets you imagine and produce quality work in half the time. Skip the sketchbook and rough out designs by quickly combining predesigned elements. From basic primitives to ornate illustrations, cut, combine and intersect shapes creating complex groups of graphics. Dive a layer deeper to manipulate your designs further with the powerful point editing system using industry-standard bezier curves. Get professional results using powerful tools found in high-end graphic design suites. Design quickly and easily using a simple interface that provides only the features you need as you need them. Output in high-resolution JPG and PNG as well as popular vector formats SVG and PDF. Powerful yet intuitive, Assembly is the perfect creative tool. Simple professional vector design for artists of any background or skill level. Just the tools you need without all the bloat you don’t. Design anything, anywhere. = = = = = FEATURES: - Point editing with bezier curves - Combine, cut-out and intersect shapes - Import SVG / PNG / JPG and export SVG / PNG / PDF / JPG up to 8192 x 8192 - Complete text engine with 25 versatile, hand-selected fonts or import your own - Multi-select and nested grouping - Copy, flip and rotate shapes and groups - Save groups and projects to the custom shape pack - Fill, stroke, and shadow options - Convert strokes to fills - Intelligent snapping system for easy shape placement - 21 themed shape packs with over 1,000 shapes - Over 250 fully finished stickers that can be customized, reused and remixed - Create and save your own custom stickers - Share stickers in iMessage - 35 pre-made color palettes - Create and save your own custom color palettes - Eyedropper color sampling tool - Optional use of color or photo backgrounds - Save as transparent PNG - Assembly project file output - Sync projects across devices with iCloud = = = = = #PixiteApps #AssemblyApp #VectorDesign #GraphicDesign #LogoDesign #Modernism #LogoModernism
Create a Garage Band Music Diary with Zinnia | Digital Journal & Planner

Create a Garage Band Music Diary with Zinnia | Digital Journal & Planner

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE ➜ https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia​ Create an incredible diary in our digital journaling and diary app. Follow along and be sure to check our entire Zinnia Journal and Planner playlist! Grab your ipad and dig in Say hello to Aaron ➜ https://www.instagram.com/aaron_smillie/ Do you have any questions, ideas, or requests? Let us know in the comments section below! 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍: https://go.pixiteapps.com/ZinniaGarageBandMusicDiary ⨭ 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐞 We believe creativity is essential for personal well-being. Our goal is to spark and support natural creativity. Learn more about us at https://www.pixiteapps.com ⨭ 𝐙𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚 Mindfulness has never been easier! Get into the healthy habit of recording your day, your goals, your priorities or special moments. Daily reminders keep you in the habit and on the road to a more mindful and organized self. And with support for popular journaling templates you can get right down to business with habit trackers, to-do lists, weekly logs and more. Zinnia is the most creative way to document the things that matter most to you. Keep a diary. Create a collage. Schedule those important self-care moments and record meaningful day-to-day interactions with style and ease. Think creative journaling with a punch! Choose from dozens of professionally designed templates and get started with your visual diary now. Express yourself like never before. Personalize your experience with quick and easy access to a vast library of washi tape, brushes, stickers and other decorative elements. Our collection includes inspiring designs from some of the most prolific and artistic journal makers around. Use your Apple Pencil for an even more organic journaling experience. Make mistakes a thing of the past. Go ahead and explore different looks. Edit to your heart’s content, without the fear of a misstep. It’s your agenda. Copy. Paste. Undo. Redo. Erase. Group. And move. Adding new sections is a breeze. Share your progress directly to Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks. Or save your spread as a PDF, archive or share however you like. Ensure your journal is safe and sound with iCloud syncing. With many updates planned for the near future, our initial release will include over 8 different tools for writing, painting, and editing (many from our award-winning app, Pigment), an unlimited color palette using our best-in-class color picker, and an artist-curated collection of fonts that work with our robust text editing system. ⨭ 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 Share your work with #PixiteApps​ #ZinniaJournal​ #GarageBand #MusicDiary #MusicJournal #ZinniaApp #PlanWithMe #DigitalPlanner #DigitalJournal #FreeDownload
Finishing iPhone Spreads on the iPad | Zinna Journal by Pixite

Finishing iPhone Spreads on the iPad | Zinna Journal by Pixite

Try Zinnia Free! https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia is the most creative journaling and planning app available on the App Store. But with Zinnia's powerful page layout features, you can do so much more! In this tutorial, our friend Aaron shows how you can use Zinnia on your iPhone to quickly capture data and ideas for further refinement at a later time on an iPad. Don't forget to Like & Subscribe for more Zinnia content -- thanks for watching! = = = = = Mindfulness has never been easier! Get into the healthy habit of recording your day, your goals, your priorities or special moments. Daily reminders keep you in the habit and on the road to a more mindful and organized self. And with support for popular journaling templates you can get right down to business with habit trackers, to-do lists, weekly logs and more. Zinnia is the most creative way to document the things that matter most to you. Keep a diary. Create a collage. Schedule those important self-care moments and record meaningful day-to-day interactions with style and ease. Think creative journaling with a punch! Choose from dozens of professionally designed templates and get started with your visual diary now. Express yourself like never before. Personalize your experience with quick and easy access to a vast library of washi tape, brushes, stickers and other decorative elements. Our collection includes inspiring designs from some of the most prolific and artistic journal makers around. Use your Apple Pencil for an even more organic journaling experience. Make mistakes a thing of the past. Go ahead and explore different looks. Edit to your heart’s content, without the fear of a misstep. It’s your agenda. Copy. Paste. Undo. Redo. Erase. Group. And move. Adding new sections is a breeze. Share your progress directly to Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks. Or save your spread as a PDF, archive or share however you like. Ensure your journal is safe and sound with iCloud syncing. With many updates planned for the near future, our initial release will include over 8 different tools for writing, painting, and editing (many from our award-winning app, Pigment), an unlimited color palette using our best-in-class color picker, and artist-curated collection of fonts that work with our robust text editing system. = = = = = Zinnia Journal https://pixiteapps.com/zinnia Download Zinnia from the App Store https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia Journal on Instagram https://instagram.com/zinnia_journal/ #ZinniaApp #ZinniaJournal #PixiteApps
Quick Entries with the iPhone | Zinnia Journal by Pixite

Quick Entries with the iPhone | Zinnia Journal by Pixite

Try Zinnia Free! https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia is the most creative journaling and planning app available on the App Store. But with Zinnia's powerful page layout features, you can do so much more! In this tutorial, our friend Aaron shows how you can use Zinnia on your iPhone to quickly capture data and ideas for further refinement at a later time. Don't forget to Like & Subscribe for more Zinnia content -- thanks for watching! = = = = = Mindfulness has never been easier! Get into the healthy habit of recording your day, your goals, your priorities or special moments. Daily reminders keep you in the habit and on the road to a more mindful and organized self. And with support for popular journaling templates you can get right down to business with habit trackers, to-do lists, weekly logs and more. Zinnia is the most creative way to document the things that matter most to you. Keep a diary. Create a collage. Schedule those important self-care moments and record meaningful day-to-day interactions with style and ease. Think creative journaling with a punch! Choose from dozens of professionally designed templates and get started with your visual diary now. Express yourself like never before. Personalize your experience with quick and easy access to a vast library of washi tape, brushes, stickers and other decorative elements. Our collection includes inspiring designs from some of the most prolific and artistic journal makers around. Use your Apple Pencil for an even more organic journaling experience. Make mistakes a thing of the past. Go ahead and explore different looks. Edit to your heart’s content, without the fear of a misstep. It’s your agenda. Copy. Paste. Undo. Redo. Erase. Group. And move. Adding new sections is a breeze. Share your progress directly to Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks. Or save your spread as a PDF, archive or share however you like. Ensure your journal is safe and sound with iCloud syncing. With many updates planned for the near future, our initial release will include over 8 different tools for writing, painting, and editing (many from our award-winning app, Pigment), an unlimited color palette using our best-in-class color picker, and artist-curated collection of fonts that work with our robust text editing system. = = = = = Zinnia Journal https://pixiteapps.com/zinnia Download Zinnia from the App Store https://go.pixiteapps.com/zinnia Zinnia Journal on Instagram https://instagram.com/zinnia_journal/ #ZinniaApp #ZinniaJournal #PixiteApps
Free Gift Tag Template | Made with Assembly

Free Gift Tag Template | Made with Assembly

Download Assembly Free! https://go.pixiteapps.com/assembly Download the Assembly Project: https://go.pixiteapps.com/AssemblyGiftTags Watch as Aaron creates gift tags in Assembly! Download the templates and create your own custom tags. Follow Assembly on Instagram for more inspiration: https://instagram.com/assemblyapp And give Aaron a follow, too: https://instagram.com/aaron_smillie #PixiteApps #AssemblyApp #VectorDesign #GraphicDesign #PaperCraft = = = = = Create logos, icons, illustrations, and more using powerful, easy to use features usually only found in professional desktop software. Assembly is the revolutionary vector design tool that lets you imagine and produce quality work in half the time. Skip the sketchbook and rough out designs by quickly combining predesigned elements. From basic primitives to ornate illustrations, cut, combine and intersect shapes creating complex groups of graphics. Dive a layer deeper to manipulate your designs further with the powerful point editing system using industry-standard bezier curves. Get professional results using powerful tools found in high-end graphic design suites. Design quickly and easily using a simple interface that provides only the features you need as you need them. Output in high-resolution JPG and PNG as well as popular vector formats SVG and PDF. Powerful yet intuitive, Assembly is the perfect creative tool. Simple professional vector design for artists of any background or skill level. Just the tools you need without all the bloat you don’t. Design anything, anywhere. = = = = = FEATURES: - Point editing with bezier curves - Combine, cut-out and intersect shapes - Import SVG / PNG / JPG and export SVG / PNG / PDF / JPG up to 8192 x 8192 - Complete text engine with 25 versatile, hand-selected fonts or import your own - Multi-select and nested grouping - Copy, flip and rotate shapes and groups - Save groups and projects to the custom shape pack - Fill, stroke, and shadow options - Convert strokes to fills - Intelligent snapping system for easy shape placement - 21 themed shape packs with over 1,000 shapes - Over 250 fully finished stickers that can be customized, reused and remixed - Create and save your own custom stickers - Share stickers in iMessage - 35 pre-made color palettes - Create and save your own custom color palettes - Eyedropper color sampling tool - Optional use of color or photo backgrounds - Save as transparent PNG - Assembly project file output - Sync projects across devices with iCloud = = = = =