Home learning colour theory 1
Write out the following passage, inserting the correct answer in the appropriate
position.
Primary Colours: Red, Yellow, [Black-Blue]. These 3 colours are the base colours
for every other colour on the colour wheel. This is why they're called "primary."
When one mixes two primaries one produces a [first-secondary] colour.
Secondary Colours: Orange, Green, [Magenta-Purple]. These 3 colours are what you
get when you mix the [Primary-Main] colours together.
Tertiary Colours: These are those "in-between" colours like Yellow-Green and Red-Violet.
They're made by mixing one [primary-additional] colour and one [first-secondary]
colour together
Contrasting Colours: Red and Green, Blue and Orange, Purple and Yellow are termed
[contrasting-different] colours. These are the colours directly [across-next] to/from
each other on the colour wheel. They [often-rarely] look good when used together.
They're called contrasting colours because, when used together, they become extremely
[vibrant-dull].
Home learning colour theory 2
Write out the following passage, inserting the correct answer in the appropriate
position.
Red and Orange, Blue and Green, etc are termed colours in [tune-harmony]. These are
colours right/directly [opposite-next] to each other on the colour wheel. They usually
match extremely [poorly-well], but they also create almost no contrast. They are
useful when you want viewers to feel [comfortable-upset].
Colours such as red, yellow, and orange are termed [warm-cool] colours: . These
colours evoke [warmth-cold] because they remind us of things like the sun or fire.
The
term Hue[ is a general description of a basic colour- is a description of a very
cold colour]
The term Tone is when a basic colour has a certain amount of [black added to it-white
added to it]
The term Tint is when a basic colour has a certain amount of [black added to it-white
added to it]
Home learning colour theory 3
Write out the following passage, inserting the correct answer in the appropriate
position.
Colours like blue, green, and purple are termed [cool-hot] colours. These
colours evoke a [cool-hot] feeling because they remind us of things like [fire-water]
or grass.
Grey, Brown are termed [Neutral-Special] Colours. These aren't on most
colour wheels, but they're considered [neutral-special] because they don't contrast
with much of anything. They're dull and uneventful.
If one wants to depict something
that is [soft-hard] the colours to use are lilac, [pink-purple] and lemon.
If one wants to depict something that is [soft-hard] the colours to use are dark
blue or deep red.
Reds, Oranges and Yellows are said to be [Receding-Advancing] If one wanted a room
to appear [larger-smaller] one would paint it with one of these colours.
Violet, Blue and Green are said to be [Receding-Advancing] If one wanted a room
to appear [larger-smaller] one would paint it with one of these colours.
