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There are 12 basic colors in the color spectrum.

The color wheel organizes them for better understanding of how color

works

                                                                                                                                                                        

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       The order or the colors on the wheel is

important. It doesn't matter which directions the

colors are placed as long as they are lined up next to each other as you see here.

Usually yellow is at the top of the color wheel but red or blue

can be centered at the top as well.                                               

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PRIMARY COLORSThere are three primary colors which are yellow, red, and blue. All colors come from these three hues. Hue is another name for color. Notice how these colors are at an equal distance on the color wheel. This will be important to remember later on.

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SECONDARY COLORSThere are three secondary colors which are orange, green, and violet. Secondary colors are made my mixing equal portions of any two primary colors. For instance red and yellow make green

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INTERMEDIATE COLORSIntermediate colors are

sometimes called tertiary colors. There are six intermediate colors

which are yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green.

Equal portions of a primary color and a secondary color next to it make up an intermediate color. Notice that there is a hyphin in

the color name and that the primary color is always named

first.

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What is Color?Color is the reflection of white

light. White is reflecting back all the colors

while black is absorbing them. Grey is the mixture of the two, only some of the colors are being reflected back.

If you are looking at a yellow shirt, the chemicals in the dye of that shirt are

absorbing all the colors except yellow. Yellow is being reflected back

to you.

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COLOR CHARACTERISTICS Colors have three main characteristics.

*****Hue: The name of a color

Such as red, yellow-green, or magenta which is a combination of red and red-

violet.*****

Value: The lightness or darkness of a colorAdding black or white can make a color

lighter or darker.*****

Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color

Adding gray to a color can dull it.

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COLOR SCHEMESArtists will use combinations of colors to create more interesting and pleasing works. Some combinations are used to make you feel uneasy intentionally                                                                                                                                                                         

MONOCHROMATIC COLOR SCHEMESThis scheme is made up of one color and it's tints, tones, and shades. Here we have taken red. Adding a tint makes it pink while adding a shade makes it wine. These create color values. Value is how light or dark a color is.Adding tone dulls the colors giving it a low intensity. Intensity is how bright or dull a color is.

                                                        

                                                        

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TRIADIC COLOR SCHEMESTriadic colors are three colors at equal distance apart on the color wheel. There are four basic triadic color schemes. You will notice that the primary colors make up one triadic color scheme.The secondary colors make up another.The intermediate colors are broken into two different triadic color schemes.

                                                        

                                                        

                                                        

                                                        

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ANALOGOUS COLOR

SCHEMESThis scheme is

made of of three or more colors

that are adjacent on the color

wheel.Adjacent means

'next to'.

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COMPLIMENTARY COLOR SCHEMESComplimentary colors are two colors that are opposite on the color wheel. They tend to be a strong contrast to each other. Mixing two complimentary colors together can give you shades of brown.

SPLIT COMPLIMENTARYA split complimentar color scheme is using a color and the two colors adjacent to it's complimentary color.

DOUBLE SPLIT COMPLIMENTARYA double split complimentry color scheme is using the two colors adjacent to both complimentary colors.