Colour Theory is practical guidance which helps an artist or make up artist to understand colour and which colours to use. It helps the artist understand which colours contrast and compliment each other, and which clash.
Primary Colours - All colours are made up of the three primary colours: Red, Green and Blue. These colours mix together to make the secondary colours which are Yellow, Orange, Red, Purple, Blue, and Green.
Complementary Colours are colours that contrast each other as they are on opposite sides of the colour wheel. They create a contrasting and striking look.
Analogous Colours are colours that create a complimentary colour scheme which is pleasing on the eye.
Achromatic and Neutral Colours are Black, White and all shades of Grey.
Monochromatic is a colour scheme which goes from the lightest to the darkest shade of a colour. For example very pale lilac to a dark purple.
We were asked to create four different make up looks, one for each of these colour groups.
Monochromatic
Achromatic
Complimentary
Analagous
Today in class I created my Monochromatic look on Charlotte. I mostly used cream colours and my fingers to blend the product into the contours of the face, highlighting the bone structure of my model. I like the effect of countouring and highlighting with a non neutral shade, as it is taking a very classic look and making it modern. I thought that I did quite a good job translating my design from my face chart onto an actual model, but if I had had more time, I would of liked to have used powder colours over the top to add intensity to the look.
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