| When designing pages for your scrapbook,
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| | colors. Three colors that are next to one
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| the two most important elements will be
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| | another on a color wheel (blue, purple,
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| design and color. Even if you have great
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| | and red for example) will create a nice
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| designs, without brilliantly coordinated
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| | effect.
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| color schemes, your album will be nothing
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| | Color Families
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| more than mediocre. Choosing good color
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| | Yet another way to think about colors is
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| combinations does not have to be
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| | to chose a single color (brown for
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| difficult. By following a few simple
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| | instance) and use all the tints and
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| steps, you can use color to make a
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| | shades of that color family (tan, medium
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| statement in your album.
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| | brown, chocolate for instance). This
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| Black and White
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| | works stunningly well with black and
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| The two most effective colors to use in
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| | white photography as well, just as black
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| your album are black and white. Both
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| | and white do. You may even try using all
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| create a clean slate for your pictures
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| | the colors in a family plus black and
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| and embellishments. White tends to hide
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| | white for a modern look.
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| as a background color, while black will
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| | Choosing Colors
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| give you a bolder look. If you have black
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| | Once you have an initial color to use as
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| and white photographs, these two colors
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| | a starting point, choosing colors to
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| work very well on the page, but your
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| | create your layout is not difficult.
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| pictures will stand out more if you also
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| | However, how do you choose that first
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| add a third and maybe even fourth color
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| | color? If your page has a holiday theme,
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| to the mix. Beware of using too much
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| | that might be easy, but in all other
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| color with black and white pictures; you
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| | cases look at your photographs for a cue.
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| will distract the eye from the
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| | If your subject matter has bright blue
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| photograph.
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| | eyes, for example, use blue papers that
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| Contrasting and Complementing Colors
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| | will showcase this. Also try to pick
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| Just as black and white are opposites,
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| | colors that will complement the idea
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| every color has its exact opposite, and
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| | behind the pictures-a child's birthday
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| these two colors usually work well
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| | party will probably look better with
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| together because they balance one another
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| | bright colors than natural browns and
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| on the page. To find a color's opposite,
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| | greens. In the end, go with your gut and
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| you can use a color wheel. The most basic
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| | experiment with color and design in your
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| pairs are purple and yellow, orange and
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| | everyday life, and use this as
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| blue, and green and red. Another way to
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| | inspiration when creating pages.
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| group colors is by using complementing
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