The Scrapbooker's Color Palette - Using Color to Create Fabulous Scrapbook Pages (Paperback)

How can you prevent an album filled with sepia-toned photos from looking muddy? A white layout from becoming too washed-out? And how much color is "too much"? Scrapbookers struggle with these questions, but this guide is all they need to maximize the color tools and techniques in the scrapbooking arsenal. Discover how to utilize whites and pastels, work with primary shades, employ a cornucopia of earth tones, exploit the versatility of blacks and grays, and create intricate patterns. Fabulous layouts from top scrapbookers clarify the concepts, from adding flair with metallics and glitter to capturing the palette of sunsets for vacation or landscape pages. And there are creative sidebars, a personality profile survey to define your favorite hues, and hands-on exercises throughout.