Michelle Jackson - Lesson 1 - What is Color?

Posts On: March 27, 2012

If we understand how color is seen we can learn to use color to make things clearer for the viewer. It will help us to better communicate the story we are telling in our quilts.

Michelle Jackson - Lesson 2 - Value and Dominance

Posts On: April 3, 2012

Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue as if color was not present.

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Michelle Jackson - Lesson 3 - The Temperature of Color: Is it Active or Passive?

Posts On: April 10, 2012

We talk about colors being warm or cool, but what makes it so?

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Michelle Jackson - Lesson 4 - Fabulous Color Combinations

Posts On: April 17, 2012

Why do we like the color combinations that we do? Looking at the Color Wheel.

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Michelle Jackson - Lesson 5 - Pattern, Texture, and Scale

Posts On: April 24, 2012

Let’s look at what pattern and texture styles we have as fiber artists to work with and let them help us tell our story.

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Michelle Jackson - Lesson 6 - The Personality of Color

Posts On: April 30, 2012

What does color say and what gives it personality?

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Michelle Jackson - Lesson 8 - Adding Unique Color is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Posts On: May 15, 2012

Adding color is as easy as choosing one of the three values and instead of using natural colors we replace it with another color.

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