How do great artists and designers pick colors for their work? How do you pair colors together? Why do my colors look so bad? In this video, creative director and illustrator Greg Gunn will share 5 important color theory tips that you can apply to your graphic design and digital art. Learn how to pair colors using color harmonies. Make sure your color palettes are accessible and have enough visual contrast. And brush up on the do’s and don’ts of color theory. — Video Chapters — 0:00 - Overview 0:45 - What are color harmonies? 1:51 - How to use neutral colors 2:33 - Why using less color is better 3:30 - How to check your color contrast 4:00 - Color contrast and accessible design 4:42 - How many colors should you use? 5:39 - What is the 60-30-10 color rule? 6:01 - How to make your own color rules 6:44 - Finding balance in your colors 7:23 - Where to learn color theory (Color For Creatives) — Related Links — Take Greg’s Color Theory Course: https://thefutur.com/color Follow Greg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gunngreg/ See more of Greg’s work: https://www.ggunn.com — 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/vB9zoP 👉See our main channel: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk #TheFutur #1BminusOne Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd If you're a complete beginner, consider taking any of these Adobe Creative Cloud fundamental courses from our friends at Bring Your Own Laptop: http://byol.me/thefutur — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL Our recommended products and Booklist: https://kit.co/TheFuturIsHere Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur but purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Musicbed: http://bit.ly/futurmb Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Futur Podcast on iTunes: 🎙 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2 Spotify: 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/5K96ryZCjCmxqMzEotvS8h?si=J0NnGXwcQCymfBEA4poEVA — We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA — Host– Chris Do Producer - Mark Contreras Cinematographers– Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Editors– Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Live Editor– Jona Garcia Social Team– Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Neue, Calibre, Champion Gothic Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne