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1 © Pearson Education Limited, 2008. Copying permitted for the purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free. Painting and Decorating NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2, 2nd Edition White light originates from the sun and contains all the other colours. When it passes through a prism, it splits into seven colours. What are the seven colours contained in white light? The colour spectrum

2 © Pearson Education Limited, 2008. Copying permitted for the purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free. Painting and Decorating NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2, 2nd Edition A colour wheel is a radial diagram of colours in which primary, secondary and sometimes tertiary colours are displayed. Who first discovered the colour wheel in 1672? The colour wheel

3 © Pearson Education Limited, 2008. Copying permitted for the purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free. Painting and Decorating NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2, 2nd Edition There is a surprisingly large number of terms connected with colour. As a painter and decorator, you need to understand what is meant by hue and tint, shade and value. What do the terms shown on this colour wheel mean? Colour terminology Shade HueTint Complement tint

4 © Pearson Education Limited, 2008. Copying permitted for the purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free. Painting and Decorating NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2, 2nd Edition The BS 4800 series The BS 4800 series is a framework made up of letters and numbers to help identify and classify colours. Each colour has a code made up of three parts, representing hue, greyness and weight. What is the code for magnolia?


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