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Colour Mixing How to mix the colours you want!
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Look at all the variations of blue in this painting by Winslow Homer
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Value Scales Draw three rows the width of a ruler on watercolour paper (28 cm long). Divide the rows into 7 sections (4 cm each section)
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Tints Tint: a colour lightened by adding water or white paint.
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Tints and shades Practice mixing tints and shades of a colour. In the top row place an intense blue colour in the first space on the left. Mix lighter blues by adding a drop of water into the blue mixture. The lightest blue is placed at the end of the row.
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Shade Shade: a colour darkened by adding black. Blue + black = a shade of blue (To darken yellow add burnt umber; a brown and black mixture) Mix darker blues by adding small amounts of blue. The darkest blue is placed at the opposite end of the row.
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Complementary Colour Mixtures Mix colours that are less intense by mixing colours opposite on the wheel Complementary Colour: the colour directly opposite any colour on the colour wheel. The complement of red is green. Start by mixing a blue and an orange colour. (Use the bright orange in your paint set) Place these colours at opposite sides of a row.
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Mixing Complements: Blue and Orange In the blue mixture place a small drop of orange paint. Place this beside the blue square. Add small amounts of red to the blue until a neutral grey is made; place this grey in the middle of the row. Now mix the other side of the row by adding small amounts of blue into your orange paint.
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