The First Colors
What are the Primary Colors?
Red, Yellow, and Blue
What are the secondary colors?
Orange, Violet, and Green
What is the term; tints and shades of one color?
Monochromatic Color Scheme
Define the word tint.
A color and white mixed together.
A path created by a point moving through a space
Line
Why are the primary colors called primary?
They are the colors that create all other colors. You cannot create these colors.
What is red + yellow?
Orange
What is the term; 2 colors opposite from each other on the color wheel?
Complementary Color Scheme
Define the word Shade.
A color and black mixed together.
The lightness and darkness of an object or color that shows depth
Value
When you mix the primary colors equally you get what?
A Neutral Color
What is yellow + blue?
Green
What is the term; 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel?
Analogous
Give an example of an Analogous color scheme.
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The range of value between black and white
Greyscale
What happens when you mix 1 primary and 1 secondary color together?
A tertiary color is formed
What is red + blue?
Violet
What are the 3 Color Schemes?
Monochromatic, Analogous, and Complementary
How do you make tertiary colors?
Mixing 1 Primary and 1 Secondary colors together.
A device used to organize colors
Color Wheel
What happens when you mix 2 primary colors?
A secondary color is formed
What is another name for Violet?
Purple
List the 3 examples of the Complementary Color Scheme.
Red & Green, Yellow & Violet, Orange & Blue and the neutral color
When you mix 2 complementary colors together what do they create?
A Neutral Color
What day is our midterm?
January 31st at 11:10