Colour Theory Any light source (the Sun, a lightbulb, a candle, - - PDF document

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Colour Theory Any light source (the Sun, a lightbulb, a candle, etc.) emits Photons, or light particles. These Photons are absorbed by the earth, except that certain ones are reflected off objects, and bounce back, giving the sensation of

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Colour Theory

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Any light source (the Sun, a lightbulb, a candle, etc.) emits Photons, or light particles.

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These Photons are absorbed by the earth, except that certain

nes are reflected off objects,

and bounce back, giving the sensation of colour

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There are three Primary colours. These are colours that cannot be mixed from any other colours. Yellow is one of them.

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Red is the second Primary colour…

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and blue is the third!

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There is also the secondary triad

These are colours created by mixing any two primary colours in equal amounts

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Finally, there are the Intermediate colours These colours are a mix between a Primary and a secondary colour

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Together, these twelve colours create the Colour wheel

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Colours opposite each other on the wheel are known as Complementary

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Tints occur when you add a colour to white paint

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Shades occur when you add black to a colour

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