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MANGA TUTORIALS

Colors

    Well boys & girls, lets learn something about colors. That could become usefull if you're going to color some (or all) of your work.

Categories of colors

    After their origin we have colors of first, second and third degree.

First degree colors

    That are Red, Yellow and Blue. Yes, you're right, on your PC you have the RGB (RedGreenBlue) thats because your computer works internal in different way (dont       ask me for technical details).

Secondary degree colors

    Well, these colors are obtained mixing two (2) primary colors.

    Red + Blue = Magenta      Red + Yellow = Orange      Yellow + Blue = Green

Third degree colors

    As you problably guess, they are the result of the combination between a first degree color and a second degree color.
    For example - Red + Orange, Blue + Magenta, and so...

The magic white color

    Well, well... surprise, surprise but i bet that i could get white starting from different colors.

    Red + Green gets White          Yellow + Magenta = White          Orange + Blue = White

    Red + Blue + Yellow       Orange + Green + Magenta and you have again white.

Light colors and pigment colors

    I think that everyones knows the rainbow colors, well that are the light colors.
    The pigment colors are the one that artist are using in their paintings.
    These color are differnt from the "light colors" because you cant get the white color by mixing them with other colors. You'll get only darker or grey colors if you mix them with white.
    The pigment colors never have the purity of the light colors.

Color attributes

    These are things such us brightness, luminosity (contrast), intensity and purity or saturation.

Color brightness

    Is defined by the radiation force of the color.
 
    Example: a cadmium red is brighter than a venice red.

Color luminosity (contrast)

    Shows the degree of luminosity of a color.

    Example: a pure yellow its 3 times higher than a pure magenta
                    a pure red is egual as a pure green
                    a pure orange its 2 times higher than a pure blue

Color intensity

    Is the force that a color have regarding his brightness and luminosity when its stand beside other color.

    Example: a pure red beside a red mixed with some white or black is more intense

Colors purity or saturation

    Shows the degree of purity and intensity of color.

    Example: light colors (rainbow color) have maximum of intensity
                    a neutral grey (50% white and 50% black) is consider as the maximum of saturation.

Cold and worm colors

    How could a color be cold or warm. Well its the way that impress your eyes.

    Warm colors: Red, Yellow, Orange

    Cold colors: Green, Blue, Magenta

    Regarding the relations between these two categories, well... green is wormer than blue, red than magenta, and so on...