Landscapes
Showing Depth
Color
More Color
Color Again
100
A picture of nature.  It should not include people or things made by people, such as houses and roads.
Landscape
100
The three parts of a landscape
Foreground, Middleground, and Background
100

A primary color associated with fire trucks.

Red
100

A primary color associated with water.

Blue
100

A primary color associated with lemons

Yellow
200

In a landscape, this is the area that is closest to the viewer.

Foreground
200
Placing one object in front of another object to create depth.
Overlapping
200

A secondary color that is made by mixing red and yellow together

Orange
200

A secondary color that is made by mixing red and blue together

Purple or Violet
200

A secondary color that is made by mixing blue and yellow together

Green
300

In a landscape, this is the area that is not quite close, but also not too far from the viewer.

Middle Ground
300
When things that are close to you appear larger and things that are further from you appear smaller
Change in Size
300
The circle where all the colors live
Color Wheel
300
This color group is made by mixing two primary colors together
Secondary Colors
300
This color group is made when you mix a primary and a secondary color together.
Intermediate
400

In a landscape, this is the area that is the furthest from the viewer.  It includes the sky.

Background
400
When things that are closer to you are more clear or appear to have the appearance of being able to reach out and feel them, while objects that are further away have less of these things.
Details and Texture
400

An intermediate color that is made by mixing red and orange together.

It can be found between red and orange on the color wheel.

Red-Orange
400

An intermediate color that is made by mixing yellow and green together.



It can be found between yellow and green on the color wheel.

Yellow-Green
400

An intermediate color that is made by mixing yellow and orange together.


It can be found between yellow and orange on the color wheel.

Yellow-orange
500
This is the line where the sky meets the ground in a landscape.
Horizon Line
500
Placing the line where the ground touches the sky high up on your paper.
High Horizon Line
500

An intermediate color that is made by mixing blue and green together.


It can be found between blue and green on the color wheel.

Blue-Green
500

An intermediate color that is made by mixing blue and violet (purple) together.


It can be found between blue and violet (purple) on the color wheel.

Blue-Violet (purple)
500

An intermediate color that is made by mixing red and violet (purple) together.



It can be found between red and violet (purple) on the color wheel.

Red-violet
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