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+title: colour
+published: 2024-06-23T07:28:48+0100
+---
+
+<style>.md45{width:47.5%}</style>
+
+<p class="notice">
+Colour is a very powerful visual element. Understanding it can enable more effective composition in your art.
+</p>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Hues are biased toward certain values</summary>
+<p>
+<img class="md45" src="/images/colour-beach-hue.jpg">
+<img class="md45" src="/images/colour-beach-monochrome.jpg">
+</p>
+<p>Due to the way human eyes perceive light, [value] is dependent on [hue].</p>
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Krita tips</summary>
+<p>You can preview a perceptually monochrome version of your illustration under the **softproofing** tab in the image properties.</p>
+<p><img src="/images/colour-krita.webp"></p>
+</details>
+
+<section>
+- [Properties]
+ - [Value]
+ - [Hue]
+ - [Saturation]
+</section>
+
+<section>
+## Properties
+
+### Value
+Simply how light or dark a given colour is. Value is mostly what creates contrast in a drawing.
+
+### Hue
+The pure pigment, without any tint or shading.
+
+### Saturation
+The intensity of the colour, i.e. it's difference from greyscale.
+![](/images/colour-saturation.png){.md45}
+
+
+</section>
+