I think what I struggle with is pairing finishes together, so I'd like to hear any tips for that. Obviously with 2 colors it's pretty simple, but if I'm doing 3 or 4 colors I find it harder. Also, when creating a palette is it better to start with the base color of the beads and choose the ones you like, then go into finishes?. Thinking about how many different finishes are "too much"? Those kind of things. I am really drawn to metallics, ab finish, matte, iris, galvanized, rainbow, luster... Something that looks "unique." My stash is made up almost entirely of those , and not many simple plain opaque, translucent or maybe silver lined.. I'll see people who design color palettes that use multiple finishes and it looks cool, but I can't quite figure out how to pair the finishes together. It's like I'm missing a "plain" bead or something to bring them together, but I can't figure out how to make them all work. I hope that makes sense? Sometimes I will struggle with finding a match for finishes like the higher tohos or something like vitrail or sliperit that has so many colors, plus the base color. So suggestions or thoughts on for that would be helpful as well. If I need inspiration for colors I'll Google ___ color palette. Was struggling to find a color seed bead to pair with pastel coral zoliduos (actually one of your tutorials from beadaholique!) and it gave me some ideas and combinations. I also really like sites like design seeds that have different picture inspirations and a color palette made from the picture. It gives me ideas for what to pair together. Having a seed bead tower has helped me match my seed beads with other things because I can see everything at once. Looking forward to more videos. I've seen many of your tutorials from beadaholique, and youtube decided to recommend one of these new videos to me when I was watching a different tutorial.
Hi Chris, this is a great topic for a full video so I can show you side by side designs, but as some general rules I try to have a tube of gold and a tube of silver seed beads (can also be a baggie of metals beads) but just something to hold up to the palette. I start with the colors in the palette before choosing the metal. Sometimes I think if you start with the metal choice you can restrict yourself. I, too, am drawn to metallics. Give me a galvanized rainbow iris any day! When working with these, it can be helpful to have an anchor bead like a matte black or even a gunmetal. I like throwing in a matte finish with some of the “multi-finish” colors like iris or sliperit. But the biggest piece of advice I can offer is to think about how much of one color will be there. For example, if I am making a peyote pattern, the matte black can be placed strategically to create an illusion. Kind of like an impressionist painting, up close, it’s jumbled, but if you take a step back, a new pattern emerges in the colors. As far as matching finishes to a piece that has many colors, if the piece feels more cool tones I lean towards silver, warm tones, I lean towards gold. I'm so glad you found me here in this space! Many more tutorials to come. I have some color palettes on my Instagram for inspiration too!
@@katsilviadesigns thank you. I appreciate this. As I wrote the comment I thought that it might make a good video! I do tend to use black, gunmetal or silver in my designs. I think adding more could be a different way to think about it though. Thanks.
Great advice! Thank you!!
Hi, choosing color combinations is not easy for me too but this video cleared the fog a bit.
I'm so glad to hear it! It gives a good base to start from.
I think what I struggle with is pairing finishes together, so I'd like to hear any tips for that. Obviously with 2 colors it's pretty simple, but if I'm doing 3 or 4 colors I find it harder. Also, when creating a palette is it better to start with the base color of the beads and choose the ones you like, then go into finishes?. Thinking about how many different finishes are "too much"? Those kind of things.
I am really drawn to metallics, ab finish, matte, iris, galvanized, rainbow, luster... Something that looks "unique." My stash is made up almost entirely of those , and not many simple plain opaque, translucent or maybe silver lined.. I'll see people who design color palettes that use multiple finishes and it looks cool, but I can't quite figure out how to pair the finishes together. It's like I'm missing a "plain" bead or something to bring them together, but I can't figure out how to make them all work. I hope that makes sense? Sometimes I will struggle with finding a match for finishes like the higher tohos or something like vitrail or sliperit that has so many colors, plus the base color. So suggestions or thoughts on for that would be helpful as well.
If I need inspiration for colors I'll Google ___ color palette. Was struggling to find a color seed bead to pair with pastel coral zoliduos (actually one of your tutorials from beadaholique!) and it gave me some ideas and combinations. I also really like sites like design seeds that have different picture inspirations and a color palette made from the picture. It gives me ideas for what to pair together.
Having a seed bead tower has helped me match my seed beads with other things because I can see everything at once.
Looking forward to more videos. I've seen many of your tutorials from beadaholique, and youtube decided to recommend one of these new videos to me when I was watching a different tutorial.
Hi Chris, this is a great topic for a full video so I can show you side by side designs, but as some general rules I try to have a tube of gold and a tube of silver seed beads (can also be a baggie of metals beads) but just something to hold up to the palette. I start with the colors in the palette before choosing the metal. Sometimes I think if you start with the metal choice you can restrict yourself. I, too, am drawn to metallics. Give me a galvanized rainbow iris any day! When working with these, it can be helpful to have an anchor bead like a matte black or even a gunmetal. I like throwing in a matte finish with some of the “multi-finish” colors like iris or sliperit. But the biggest piece of advice I can offer is to think about how much of one color will be there. For example, if I am making a peyote pattern, the matte black can be placed strategically to create an illusion. Kind of like an impressionist painting, up close, it’s jumbled, but if you take a step back, a new pattern emerges in the colors. As far as matching finishes to a piece that has many colors, if the piece feels more cool tones I lean towards silver, warm tones, I lean towards gold.
I'm so glad you found me here in this space! Many more tutorials to come. I have some color palettes on my Instagram for inspiration too!
@@katsilviadesigns thank you. I appreciate this. As I wrote the comment I thought that it might make a good video! I do tend to use black, gunmetal or silver in my designs. I think adding more could be a different way to think about it though. Thanks.