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It may help to read this page in conjunction
with the 'Colour'
and 'Colour
Mixing' pages.
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Primary Colours
The three hands on the colour wheel 'clock' indicate the three Primary
colours. Red, Yellow, Blue.
In theory mixing two colours together, that two of the hands on the colour
wheel point at,
will give the second colour, i.e. in between the two hands. The Secondary
colours as they are known. For more information about
mixing these
colours click the link.

Secondary Colours
These hands of the colour wheel 'clock' point to the
secondary colours, as they are referred to Orange, Green, Violet. A
list of suggested colours can be found by
clicking the link.
If you mix a Primary colour with it's adjacent Secondary colour on the
colour wheel this will give a
Tertiary colour, classed as third in order.



Complementary colours are opposite each other on the
colour wheel, as shown by the hands on the colour wheel 'clock'. The same
two colours that are opposite each other, when put side by side, contrast
with each other. Complementary colours when mixed together produce a
neutral or grey colour, sometimes with a leaning towards one colour.
To see an example of this have a look at the complementary colours used in this
painting. You
can use a colours, complementary colour, to dull and darken the original
colour instead of using black.
J and T's Art and Calligraphy eShop for Zest-it, pen and ink supplies.
All design and artwork © Jacqui
Blackman 1999.
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