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COLOUR THEORY
Things you need to know
-The Colour Wheel
-Contrasting Colours
-Harmonious Colours
-Advancing Colours
-Receding Colours
-Warm or cold Colours
-Tone, Tints and Shades
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The Colour Wheel
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Harmonising Colours
Harmonising colours are beside each other on the colour wheel.
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Harmonising Colours
Harmonising colours are beside each other on the colour wheel.
Contrasting Colours
Contrasting colours are on opposite sides of the colour wheel.
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COLOUR THEORY
Harmonising Colours
Harmonising colours are beside each other on the colour wheel.
Contrasting Colours
Contrasting colours are on opposite sides of the colour wheel.
Warm Colours
These colours are used to give a feeling of warmth to a drawing.
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COLOUR THEORY
Harmonising Colours
Harmonising colours are beside each other on the colour wheel.
Contrasting Colours
Contrasting colours are on opposite sides of the colour wheel.
Warm Colours
These colours are used to give a feeling of warmth to a drawing.
Cool Colours
These colours are used to give a feeling of coldness to a drawing.
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The Colour Wheel
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Advancing Colours
Advancing colours appear to come towards you when you look at them.
Painting a room with an advancing colour will make the room appear
smaller.
Advancing colours are:
-Red
-Yellow
-Orange
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Receding Colours
Receding colours appear to move into the background when you look
at them.
Painting a room with a receding colour will make the room appear
bigger.
Advancing colours are:
-Blue
-Purple
-Green
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Tone
The tone of a colour is how strong or weak a colour is.
By applying more coats of a colour its tone can be made stronger.
This can be shown in the tonal bar.
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Tint and Shade
Tints and shades are created by adding white or black to a colour.
White is added to a colour to give it a tint.
Pale colours tend to be soft.
Black is added to a colour to give it a shade.
Dark colours look as though they are heavy.
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COLOUR ASSOCIATION
Warm
Vibrant
Exciting
Active
Festive
Passion
Courage
Fire
RED
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Warm
Sunny
Happy
Glowing
Easily seen
Joy
Intellect
Energy
YELLOW
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Cool
Elegant
Sophisticated
Formal
Classy
Sky
Sea
Stability
BLUE
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Cool
Restful
Natural
Calm
Soothing
Fresh
Safety
Money
GREEN
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PURPLE
Cool
Peaceful
Solitary
Stability
Power
Luxury
Artificial
Extravagance
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Warm
Happy
Cheerful
Energy
Refreshing
Fall
Harvest
Endurance
ORANGE
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Natural
Restful
Calm
Elegant
Dignified
GREYS
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Natural
Earthly
Safe
Reliable
Good
Organic
BROWNS
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Light
Goodness
Innocence
Purity
Cleanliness
Perfection
Simplicity
Faith
WHITE
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Power
Elegance
Death
Evil
Mystery
Unknown
Authority
Perstige
BLACK
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Questions
What are harmonising colours? Name two.
What are contrasting colours? Name two.
What is the difference between advancing and receding colours?
Name two advancing colours.
Name two receding colours.
What colour is a tint?
What colour is a shade?
What is tone?
Name two feelings associated with the following colours:
-Black
-Red
-Purple
-Orange
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