Color Theory for Fashion: Split-Complementary Color Schemes

[@zoehongteaches]

Please LIKE this video if you want more color theory videos! Hope this video is useful in making future color choices!

[@PHlophe]

Aloha! Zoe, Yes please bring on the colour theory videos. You make it so easy to digest everything. This is a gift.

[@ellidefatima7688]

Thank you! I’m learning color theory. This helped a lot for my Makeup studio business. Color theory helps with any form of art. As a makeup artist it helps a lot!

[@Veronensis]

I think the red dress would look good on a very pale Caucasian skin tone with pink undertones, and I would do brown hair to bring back some of the warmth in the red dress. I think yellow looks great on dark skin, so I would make her very dark and make the hair black. And the light blue feels very summery to me, so I would do a tan skin tone, and I think a reddish hair color, because it is the complementary color, so the blue pops more.

[@leogirl6695]

I had very similar ideas with hair color :)))

[@xingcat]

Ah! Something I have a little bit of experience with! Whenever I do set painting (I used to do interior house painting too, but it was too much pressure...sets are only for a few months, houses can be forever), people ask me how I "get away with" colors that "don't go together," and it's almost always because I mix the non-complementary colors in some way as a transition somewhere (like in moulding or trims). I don't think any colors "don't go" because as you said, all colors are made of the same tints in some way, and besides, nature doesn't worry about colors mixing or not mixing together. Lovely video!

[@bobbrawley9439]

xingcat Interesting comment on interior color skeme selection . Hard to pull off in that most daylight lighted rooms have a pale of gray over the selected colors. I have know people thst had the knack , i don't or i'm to afraid to try

[@DistractedDaisy]

oh my gosh zoe- i thought i lost your channel and you were gone.. well..thank heaven i found you- i also cleaned out my list of subscriptions- got rid of over 500 you tubers I don't watch! feel liberated.

[@zoehongteaches]

500! Wow, I'm flattered I made the cut! I should probably check and edit my subs too.

[@dazzlinggleams]

That first one is screaming Gryffindor to me. I love the third one, though.

[@Angela-jy8um]

Good video. You explain color theory well.

[@peggyriordan9857]

For Fall, I would choose the first dress on the left. For summer I would choose the dress on the far right. For spring, I would choose the yellow green dress. Most of my friends would like the far right dress.

[@nooralhaddad381]

Love your videos 💕 I’m learning a lot Keep it up 👍🏽

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

with the striped dresses, i would probably buy dress on the right. but the yellow middle dress would be fun for summer, with a teal sun hat and big straw bag

[@krabs1248]

Those as Vneck sleeveless shirts would look great for me as a feminine guy! The second I love! But I love all of it❤️❤️❤️ you did great😘

[@zoehongteaches]

Yes, none of those colorways are gender specific, I just painted them on some basic dresses so people can visualize the application a bit better.

[@ThePukanka]

So... the way I see these dresses being worn by customers left to right: 1st is a classic french girl, brown hair, natural eyes, dark lips and nails; season - probably A/W. Second dress - I'd put it on a person with a darker skin tone or at least black hair if I'm going for a more settle look and if I'm searching for an edgy, young look - Benjamin Moore's Tucson Teal color (dark blue-green) for hair color on a girl with light skin, season is probably SS (for AW I'd add some orange to the yellow color to make it warmer and a bit less bright). The mostly light blue-gray dress - I think it will look good on very dark or very light skin, and most hair colors, but I'd draw the model with an Asian looking traits and very pale skin for a soft, cold/fresh look. Woks well for all seasons, I'd put it in a Resort collection. If I expressed myself somewhere incorrectly, I am sorry, English is not my first language.

[@zoehongteaches]

I LOVE how thoughtful your analysis is! I find it interesting a few of you are seeing the 3rd as a winter palette, I didn't think of that at all. But again, no one is wrong, just different interpretations.

[@baharahmed3917]

Thank you 🦋🦋🦋

[@aechloar1861]

I feel like the colors harmonize the best on the first dress, but I also wear maroon a lot so I’m pretty biased

[@hibiscus_milly]

love these color theory videos Zoe! do you happen to have a video where you discuss triad color schemes at all?

[@zoehongteaches]

No, but it's in the plans.

[@yasmingoldberg596]

This is great. I love this. Thank you for this education.

[@qtisujin3so134]

Loving that pink ~

[@helenerosen3851]

FANTASTIC!!!! You are amazing!!! Kisses from Brazil!

[@zoehongteaches]

thank you!

[@djunaskye6220]

The middle one is my favorite :)

[@krabs1248]

You just got a new subscriber ❤️❤️

[@Alona86]

I like the light blue dress it more subdue and I think I would wear a dress like that.

[@disaster4550]

..i need that color wheel wow

[@Udhoi]

First! Keep it up zoe! ;)

[@yasmingoldberg596]

Zoë, I have what might be a foolish question, I don't know if you have talked about it. Why do people associate certain colours with certain seasons? If it is to mimic the colours found nature at the time, why is that considered the most "appropriate"? I like and look best in bright colors but I can't find many items made for cool/cold weather.

[@zoehongteaches]

Nature is a big influence in color psychology, because it's the most universal language. White is worn by brides in the west and white is worn by mourners in the east, but white is snow all over the world. We associate the colors as they relate to the growth cycle of nature more than specific colors. You can use orange like a blossom in the summer or orange as a bright leaf in the fall. It's how you group them. I think your shopping problem more has to do with the fact that most companies don't make outerwear in bright, trendy colors. Outerwear tends to be more expensive and when people spend more money, they generally tend to gravitate towards more versatile, long lasting colors like neutrals.

[@yasmingoldberg596]

Zoe Hong Okay thanks for the colour psychology insight. I'm from the tropics so that's probably why it's not intuitive. I understand the logic of practical/versatile outwear colours, but I've found the same holds true for basics like tops and bottoms that are thicker for colder weather. I guess there's no demand.

[@zoehongteaches]

Yes, and unfortunately apparel companies usually stick to safer options, colors they know will sell.

[@bobbrawley9439]

My interest is mixing colors using minium colors .. Cyan , Magenta, Yellow ,white ,black wuld be great. I'm viewing your videos and tumbing them up to see if you demonstrate mixing colors with minimun colors . One video , you showed a Cy, Mg, yellow color wheel but no explanatin of that . Could you direct me to one of your videos that demonstrate printer color mixing for illustrators? Are there any brands that market a pure yellow, magenta.cyan paints for illustrators? Cerulean blue is the closest i can find for cyan . It seems to mix well w/o mudding up i can pick out an approx.magenta , on a watercolor dry pigment variety , a pure mixable yellow i cannot find . Many yellows in acrylic or watercolor , gouache have a green tint . I can't find a mixable yellow . What colors mix well for a broad range of colors? Have you had any sucess with using printer's ink for color mixing and illustration

[@zoehongteaches]

I have a video where I create a color wheel using CMYK. See my Color Lessons playlist.

[@vlairlim1180]

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[@nanieseldeeb]

your video is useful , thanks

[@lingli3695]

I don't know which one to chose, all them look well but not common to see. Very confused

[@qtisujin3so134]

White hair or greyish hair on the burgundy ish dress... black or red ombre on grey dress Brown or blueblack short hair😄🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@oekmama]

First dress says winter or more formal. (Dark brown/black hair) Second dress says spring. (Auburn/red) Third says summer to me. (Blonde)

[@melloniamellani3566]

How do this apply to copics?

[@RagaG1234]

hey zoe, so i have this confusion whether your supposed to use bright colours in winter to make the wearer feel more energetic or whether you would go with cooler mutes for winter strictly ? And as of now i would say maroon for winter, yellow for resort (to increase the energy levels) and pale blue green for summer(coz the sunlight would anyways make it look bright).

[@valentinapastore]

Dhruthi Rao i think that's just each one's preference

[@zoehongteaches]

Personal preference and what your customer wants.

[@enoani619]

Idk why but the third dress remind me of the dress that either looks like white and gold or black and blue...

[@shangjiahuang6055]

Can I use acrylic to practice this

[@zoehongteaches]

yes

[@shangjiahuang6055]

@@zoehongteaches omg love your classes and personal style so much!! Thanks for the reply!

[@HowardBrook]

#offtopic Do think as a designer it is better to have your flat and studio(place where you and youur co-workers work) in the same place or have them in separate places?

[@zoehongteaches]

Depends largely on the person. I think it's important to create life/work balance and that requires separation and for some people that requires physical separation from their work.

[@rosannahF]

I feel like red violet complements yellow much better... are you allowed to question the colour wheel?!

[@zoehongteaches]

There's theory and there's personal opinion...