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13 Cards in this Set
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Red Yellow and Blue |
Primary colors are not mixed from other elements and they generate all other colors. |
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Secondary Colors
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colors created By mixing two primary colors. Example Red + Yellow = Orange Yellow + Blue = Green Blue + Red = Purple |
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Intermediate or Tertiary colors |
colors are created by mixing a primary and a secondary. Example red-orange yellow-orange yellow-green |
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Neutral Colors
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The principles of color mixing let us describe a variety of colors but there are still many colors to explore. The _________ colors contain equal parts of each of the three primary colors. Black white gray and sometimes brown are considered "_____________”. |
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Color values
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are the lights and darks of a color you create by using black and white (‘neutrals”) with a color. This makes hundreds of more colors from the basic 12 colors of the wheel. |
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Tints
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are lightened colors. Always begin with white and add a bit of color to the white until the desired tint is obtained. This is an example of a value scale for the tints of blue. |
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Shades
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are darkened colors. Always begin with the color and add just a bit of black at a time to get the desired shade of a color. This is an example of a value scale for the shades of blue. |
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Color Schemes
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are a systematic way of using the color wheel to put colors together. in your art work putting together the clothes you wear deciding what colors to paint your room. |
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Monochromatic |
color schemes have only one color and its values. The following slide shows a painting done in a monochromatic color scheme. |
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Complementary colors
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are opposite on the color wheel provided a high contrast - if you want to be noticed wear __________________! |
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Analogous |
color scheme is 3-5 colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. This combination of colors provides very little contrast. |
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Warm colors
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are found on the right side of the color wheel. They are colors found in fire and the sun. Warm colors make objects look closer in a painting or drawing. |
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Cool colors |
are found on the left side of the color wheel. They are the colors found in snow and ice and tend to recede in a composition. |
