Hi, I'm Lisa Boone.
Welcome to my Master Class.
Today we're going to learn about the analogous color wheel.
We're going to talk about how they play together, how to mix, tint and shade some different colors and to stretch your palette fromsay, 3 to 6 colors into 6 to 8 colors, how to create a really beautiful, but lively nail art for your clients.
So, gather your things and let's go to our tables and start to play.
I'm going to explain to you how to use an analogous palette.
Analogous colors are 3-5 colors all on the same side or next to each other on the color wheel.
For this, I'm going to go with an orange, orange-red, red and an orange-yellow.
I'm going to attempt to mix some colors to make those and also pick some out of my collection that I already have.
But if you don't have all the colors you want to use, mixing is always an option.
What's nice about this is it gives you a little more pop on your nails than just the monochromatic.
So you have a better variety of colors, but you're staying within the color wheel so it's still very harmonious and a little bit more subtle, than say someone who wants to be daring with their nail art and use you know... contrasting colors.
So let's say your client comes in and she's going on vacation to Florida or Hawaii or somewhere bright and sunny and fun.
So in my analogous color palette, that I'm going to show you, I chose the warmer colors.
So I chose a red, a red-orange an orange, a yellow-orange and a yellow.
And that's going to really make their nails pop.
They're going to be sunny, they're going to be fun.
Then I ask them what kind of colors would you like? You could pick 3 colors out of here to get that analogous look.
I would probably pick that one, because it's really pretty and bright...
you could use it as an accent color...
an orange-red and an orange, so actually any of these...
but I think those 3 are really pretty and that would be an example of an analogous palette that you would use on a nail.
And you can just use that to actually pick some colors that align next to each other on the color wheel.
The other thing I love about studying the color wheel, is it's made it easier for me to put my tips together and organize all my colors, so that you can get a better view of them and see exactly how they work together.
The nice thing about both the monochromatic palette and the analogous palette, is that you don't need so many colors in order to make it.
You can mix, and don't be afraid to play around mixing tinting and shading your colors, because that can broaden your palette without actually having to buy all kinds of color.
So here I'm getting ready, I'm going to mix my analogous colors.
I'm using an orange-red.
A bright orange.
A yellow.
What I'm going to do with the yellow, is play with the yellow and mix it into the red a little bit.
And the orange, and see what we come up with.
For maybe in between colors... and get some different shades.
I'm also going to put down a little white, in case I want to mix just a lighter shade of any of those colors, to add some interest.
I'm taking my oval and this is like a short oval.
And I'm going to mix some orange into the yellow and see what we get.
It's probably going to be...
I'm looking for a light peach.
You could also add a little bit of white into it, to give it... make it a little lighter.
The other thing that white does, which is nice, is it'll make it opaque.
So if you're looking to cover in one stroke or one cover, it's nice to add a little white into it.
Then I'm going to look at my red and we're gonna add a little bit of this red...
and red's a pretty strong color.
I'm not gonna add a lot.
Let's see what we get with that.
Different brands of gel polish, and actually gel paint, all mix differently.
So I would say play with them and see what your results are.
And with this one, I actually want to do a real light yellow.
You want enough difference between your colors, so that you actually get that shadowing or shading without trying too hard.
If your colors are too close together, you won't get enough contrast and it'll be pretty, but it'll just be kind of dull.
When you add these vibrant, with the more toned down lighter colors, that gives you a lot of contrast and a little bit of difference...and just look at that palette, because I think it's really pretty, just the way it is...
just to look at it...and that gets me excited just to polish a nail right now and do some art on it.
So let's try to create a little flower and when I think of nail art I try to use as few strokes as possible because in the salon, we're always looking to cut time short or people want a little nail art and you didn't book enough time.
So I'm going to try doing a little tulip.
Let's do orange for the main body of the brush.
We're going to load that brush, we're going to dip in this lighter yellow right at the tip.
I'm even going to go into the white a little bit.
And I'm going to do the back little part of the tulip that pokes out.
So I'm going to press down, pull and lift.
And that looks kind of cool...
and then to do the two little petals coming in on each side.
We can do those a little bit darker.
So I'm going to go into here.
I'm going to actually add a little red.
And then I'm going to go into this bright orange.
And we're going to meet here, because here's the bottom.
So we're going to press down and we're going to do a little comma stroke.
You can come in a little closer.
So here and...press down.
I like the way that looks better.
So I'm going to go back and I'm going to correct my other side a little bit.
Doing a little darker and here...and there's really no wrong way.
We can go in a little bit to blend that back petal.
Could be just a little bud too, you know flowers are never perfect in nature and the flowers that we create, a lot of times, are just fantasy.
I'm going to take my liner brush.
I want something enough to show up on the white background, but I don't want it so bright.
So we're going to do 2 little leaves.
So these are like an upside down comma, we're going to bring it in here.
Another one here.
And then we're going to come down and do the stem.
And one thing, when you're doing flowers, you can...
what makes actually any design...
is to have some sort of movement in your work, so try not to ever do anything just straight.
And we could try a little comma strokes.
It looks like it's kind of losing its contrast, which I would probably cure it and then go back in and add some more detail.
And you could always use the yellow to highlight too, once you cured it.
You can give it a little outline of that yellow.
Don't be afraid to try different things.
I'm going to polish the nail with a light peach and this is part of my analogous palette.
And applying my second coat.
So we're going to get started with the analogous palette.
I'm going to use a flat long oval.
And I'm going to load the brush with this orange and I'm going to go into the white, even though it has a little yellow on it, I kind of like it.
Press down and lift up, when you're coming towards the center of the flower.
These are the back petals, so you don't have to worry too much about them and we're going to flash cure that.
Okay, I'm going to go in with my round oval and we're going to put the inner petals in.
On its side... so you can side load too, just by adding a little bit.
Swiping on the side.
Let's see if this looks any different and it's still kind of light.
So it's blending in, I'm going to stay a little darker.
And go more white.
A lot of flowers if you look at them, have a darker inside.
Some have a lighter, but a lot of them have darker, more intense colors on the inside of the flower.
So that's what I like to distinguish between.
And come in with my liner brush.
I'm going to use that pretty orange-red.
So remember with analogous, these are 3-5 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Just drag...
I think a little yellow in there.
Pretty...
I'm going to take It on the outside edges of it.
It's okay if it blends.
Because it'll give you a nice effect.
I'm going into my white and highlight some of your petals.
So, today we learned about the analogous color palette.
We learned how you could take 4 or 5 colors and turn them into 6 or 8 colors.
This helps you in the salon.
You don't have to have as many colors, and you can really stretch your imagination and creativity.
So this week, I hope you'll take everything you learned; how to use the color wheel with the analogous palette and practice a few on your clients.
And next time, we're going to be learning about a whole other palette and it's going to be exciting.