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:

	Red
	Blue
	Yellow

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.

	+		=		Purple
	+		=		Green
	+		=		Orange

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.

	Brown
	Grey

BLACK AND WHITE

	Black
	White

BLACK ADDS SHADOW TO A COLOUR.

BUT WHITE MAKES A COLOUR LIGHTER.

	+		=		Pink
	+		=		Cream
	+		=		Light blue	Opposite		Dark blue
	+		=		Light green etc…