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30 Cards in this Set
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Primary Colors (definition)
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Colors which cannot be mixed from other colors.
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Primary Colors (names)
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Red
Yellow Blue |
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Secondary Colors (definition)
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Colors made by mixing primary colors.
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Secondary Colors (names)
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Green
Orange Purple |
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Tertiary/ Intermediate Colors (definition)
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Colors made by mixing primary and secondary colors.
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Tertiary/ Intermediate Colors (names)
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red-purple, red-orange, blue-purple, blue-green, yellow-orange, yellow-green
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Afterimage
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The reaction in the brain which creates the image of a complement of a color when the color is removed.
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Analogous
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The color scheme that contains colors which sit next to each other on the color wheel.
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Binder
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A material that holds pigment together.
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Color
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The element of art that deals with bands of reflected light.
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Color Scheme
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A planned group of colors.
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Color Wheel
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The color spectrum bent in a circle.
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Color Spectrum
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The range of visible colors when white light is filtered through a prism.
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Cool Colors
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The color scheme which uses blues, greens and purples.
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Complementary
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A color scheme which uses two colors located on the opposite sides of the color wheel from each other.
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Dyes
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Pigment dissolved in liquid.
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Hue
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A pure color without tones or darkness.
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Intensity
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The brightness or darkness of a color, pure hue is the highest form.
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Monochromatic
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A color scheme which uses a variety of values of only one color.
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Neutrals
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Colors that recede, a.k.a. Black, White, Gray, or Brown.
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Optical Color
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Color used by artist which is as close to what the eye sees as possible.
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Pigments
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Fine ground, colored powders that form paint when mixed with a binder.
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Shades
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A dark value of a hue made by mixing a hue with black.
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Solvents
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A liquid that controls the thickness of the paint.
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Split-Complementary
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A color scheme which uses 1 color & the 2 colors next to its complement.
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Tints
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A light value of a hue made by mixing a hue with white.
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Warm Colors
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The color scheme which uses reds, oranges, and yellows.
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Ingredients in Paint
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Solvent
Binder Pigment |
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Arbitrary Color
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Color used by an artist that is non-realistic.
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tonality
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When a work of art is mostly but not entirely one color.
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