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CONSIDER SATURATION
Consider Saturation
Fully saturated colors come forward in a quilt and
catch the eye. If you select only fully saturated colors
for a quilt, it will be vibrant and full of life.
A tint is created when you add white to a color. Tints
are pale and create a relaxing mood. Because they
are light in value, tints also catch the eye when placed
next to colors with different saturation levels. Because
tints are pale and not dominant, they provide resting
places for the eye as it moves across a quilt.
A shade is created when you add black to a color.
Shades are dark and provide high contrast and drama
when placed strategically in a quilt. A quilt of all
shades, however, is somber in mood.
A tone is created by adding gray to a color. Tones
create a feeling of calmness if used throughout a quilt.
When used in a quilt block, the areas with tones re-
cede and can help create dimensionality in a quilt.
Color saturation determines the amount of a color in a fabric. Fabrics can be fully saturated with color
and vibrant, or barely saturated and pale or faintly colored. By playing with the saturation of the colors
in the fabrics you choose, you can create a mood in your quilt, such as vibrant, somber, or relaxing.
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