PRIMARY COLORS
IN ART, THERE ARE THREE PRIMARY COLORS. THESE ARE COLORS THAT CANNOT BE MADE BY MIXING OTHER COLORS TOGETHER. THEY ARE – RED, BLUE, AND YELLOW:
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SECONDARY COLORS
IF YOU MIX TWO PRIMARY COLORS TOGETHER, YOU CREATE WHAT IS CALLED A SECONDARY COLOUR. MIXING RED AND BLUE CREATES PURPLE; BLUE AND YELLOW MAKE GREEN AND YELLOW AND RED MAKE ORANGE.
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Purple | |||
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Green | |||
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TERTIARY COLORS
TERTIARY COLORS ARE NEUTRAL COLORS SUCH AS BROWNS AND GREYS.
IF YOU MIX THREE PRIMARY COLORS TOGETHER, YOU GET A TERTIARY COLOUR OR IF YOU MIX A PRIMARY COLOUR AND A SECONDARY COLOUR YOU GET A TERTIARY COLOUR.
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Grey |
BLACK AND WHITE
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White |
BLACK ADDS SHADOW TO A COLOUR.
BUT WHITE MAKES A COLOUR LIGHTER.
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Light blue | Opposite | Dark blue | ||||
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Light green etc… |
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