The law of colour review Flashcards
What is the law of colour?
a system of understanding colour relationship
What are the 3 primary colours?
red, yellow, blue
what are the 3 secondary colours?
green, orange, violet
how are secondary colours made?
mixing equal parts of primary colours
what is the strongest primary colour?
blue
only primary colour that can bring darkness to another colour
what is the weakest primary colour
yellow
what is a tertiary colour?
Mixing equal parts of a secondary colour and its neighbouring primary colour on the colour wheel.
red, orange
Which tone reflects more light and can appear lighter than their actual level?
warm
which tone absorbs more light and can appear darker and deeper than their actual level?
cool
what terms might we use to describe cooler tones?
smokey or ashy
what words might we use to describe warmer tones?
auburn, amber, copper, strawberry, bronze
what is the base colour also known as?
predominant tone
what is colour theory?
teaches the law of colour- a system of understanding colour relationships
