Color Theory for the Make-up Artist Quotes

“Achromatic is defned as being “without color.” If a painting is considered achromatic, then only a palette of black, white, and neutral grey is used.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Some artists, including many of the original
Impressionistic painters, banned black completely from their palettes because they felt they could create richer colors without it.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Tertiary colors are the result of mixing a secondary color with a primary color. There are six of these, and they are blue-purple, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange, and red-purple.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Secondary colors are the direct mixture of two primary colors.

For example, red + yellow = orange, yellow + blue = green, and red + blue = purple. Therefore, orange, green, and purple are secondary colors (when mixing colors using pigments such as paint or make-up in the RYB system).”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Adding black will also dull any color, but keep in mind
black is a combination of all three primary colors, so
adding it may also deaden the color mixture by adding
other unwanted colors”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“In theory, you can take these three colors (plus white), and create over 100 million diferent colors including black (by equally mixing red, yellow, and blue).”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Some colors cancel others, some balance each other, and some oppose other colors.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Color theory is not a simple topic. I recommend you take the time to practice matching and mixing make-up or paints, and even sign up for art classes and further explore color on your own. The best way to truly understand color is to use it and
experiment with it.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

“Whether you are a professional or a beginner, you will never stop learning. There will always be new products, techniques, fashions, and information, so keep practicing and creating.”
― Katie Middleton, Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects