Using Color in Jewelry Design

My approach is generally a hands on approach I make up color schemes from colors that I like and I try out different stones or beads together and play around with different combinations. I also draw on the color schemes that I really connect with in nature and I'm constantly looking for new combinations in the natural and man-made world. The color wheel and color theory about how colors go together is very interesting and I use this information to analyze what is going on in the color schemes that I already like and sometimes I can use this information to look at what other colors might fit into and expand a color scheme I already have. Many beads and stones already have their own modulations of color and tone and these can be extended into more elaborate color schemes. The color of the metal you are working with and the amount of that metal in your design will also impact on how colors harmonize.