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COLOR THEORY NOTES
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Hue = another name for color
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Primary – red, yellow, and blue Secondary – mixing two primaries together (orange, green, and purple) Tertiary/Intermediate – mixing one primary and one secondary (red- orange, red-purple, yellow-orange, etc.)
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Tint = one color plus white Shade = one color plus black Tone = one color plus grey
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Warm colors – red, orange, yellow (think “sun” colors) Cool colors – blue, green, purple (think “water” colors) Complementary colors – opposite pairs on the color wheel ( red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple)
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Monochromatic – one color plus black and white Analogous – colors next to each other on the color wheel (“neighbor colors”)
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Split complementary = a variation of the complementary color scheme. In addition to the base color, it uses the two colors adjacent to its complement.
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Sketchbook Assignment Find in a magazine or create an example for EACH vocabulary word (except Hue). – Primary – Secondary – Tertiary – Warm – Cool – Complementary – Analogous – Tint – Shade – Split Complementary
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