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Colour Theory
Art · Chapter 3 · Foundations: media, elements and principles of art
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- The colour wheel: primary, secondary and tertiary colours
- Properties of colour: hue, value (tints and shades) and intensity
- Colour schemes: monochromatic, analogous, complementary and triadic
- Warm and cool colours; colour and mood; colour harmony and contrast
- Mixing and applying colour: washes, layering, wet-on-wet, dry brush and blending