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COLOUR MIXING
Primary colours Red,blue and yellow.
Secondary colours Purple,Green and Orange.
Tertinary colours Slate,Citrine and Russett.
And the last colour is Black
Subtractive theory As more primary colours are mixed, less light is reflected. Black is eventually reached when all 3 primaries are mixed together.
COLOUR DIMENSIONS
Hue Actual colour name,number,code. Value Degree of darkness or lightness of a hue. A light colour is high in value. Chroma Degree of purity or intensity.
Warm Colours Red,orange,red orange,yellow,yellow green. Seem to advance towards you. To warm any colour except green add a little red. To warm green add a little yellow.
Cool Colours Blues,blue greys,greens,blue greens, and black. Seem to retreat and push things away. Cool colours seem lighter than warm colours. Add a little blue to pink,green,or grey to cool. A very little green to cool ivory,yellow and cream.
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