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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About COLOR In Art. Color Wheel. Primary Colors. These colors cannot be formed by mixing. Secondary Colors. These colors are formed by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors. Tertiary Colors.
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Primary Colors These colors cannot be formed by mixing.
Secondary Colors These colors are formed by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.
Tertiary Colors These colors are formed by mixing equal parts of a primary color and the secondary color that are next to each other on the color wheel.
Neutral/Achromatic Colors Colors that are “without color”
Complementary Colors These pairs of color are opposites each other on the color wheel. One primary and a mixture of the other 2 primary colors. Mixed together, they make a neutral color. A color will look more intense (brighter) if its complement is located near it in a painting.
Hue • The name of a color and its position on the wheel.
Chroma • The amount of intensity, brightness, or color in a color. Sometimes how much pigment is in a color.
Value • The lightness or darkness of color.
Intensity • The brightness of a color. Colors can onle be made LESS intense (by mixing with white or black). A more intense color cannot be achieved by mixing.
Tint • Mixing WHITE with a color. Pink is formed by tinting RED.
Shade • Mixing BLACK with a color. Navy Blue is made by shading BLUE.
Neutralizing a Color • Dulling a color by adding grey or the color’s complement.
Color • When the surface of an object reflects certain wavelength of light.
Pigment • Color substances (powder) in nature mixed with liquid to make paint.
Monochromatic • A single hue using different values
Analogous Colors • Colors in the same family, close relationship