-: In this section we're gonna talk about the color wheel. 2 2
Now the color wheel is a fascinating 3 3
graphic design concept to use. 4 4
And so, here's a color wheel here, 5 5
which was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, 6 6
and basically, the color wheel, 7 7
the way to use it when it comes to graphics, 8 8
is you want to use colors that are opposite each other, 9 9
if you can, you don't have to, 10 10
but it's got a nice effect to it, it's pleasing to the eye. 11 11
And so, for example, we can see here on the color wheel 12 12
that yellow and purple are opposites 13 13
and so those are two great colors 14 14
to try to use in your thumbnail images. 15 15
Now I also want you to take a look here, 16 16
and pause the video if you want to, 17 17
at all these corporate logos. 18 18
All these corporate logos use the opposites, 19 19
on their logos in terms of colors 20 20
from the color wheel, and it has a beautiful effect to it. 21 21
And when you walk into a candy store, 22 22
try to look at the color on the wrappings for the candy. 23 23
So for example, with Nerds, which is my favorite candy 24 24
growing up, you'll see here on this sample package here 25 25
that the colors are opposites on the color wheel. 26 26
And so the next time you walk into a candy store, 27 27
or any store for that matter that sells consumer products, 28 28
look at the colors, and quite often you'll see 29 29
colors that are opposite each other 30 30
on the color wheel, and what we're gonna do 31 31
is in this section, we're gonna tell you 32 32
how to create thumbnail images 33 33
in PowerPoint, as well as Photoshop, 34 34
Pixelmator Pro, and GIMP, which is free software 35 35
for the Mac and for Windows, 36 36
we're gonna teach you how to use these products, 37 37
and use the color wheel as well, 38 38
so that you pick opposite colors 39 39
that are really pleasing to the eye.