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COLOR THEORYCOLOR THEORY
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Pigment vs. Light pigments - "subtractive." Red, blue and yellow can create all the colors of the color wheel. (paint, pigments) red + blue + yellow (paints) = brown light - "additive." Red, blue, green create all different colors red + blue + green (lights) = white ("RGB, "computer screens, televisions, digital cameras, stage lights, computer-aided design)
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Qualities of Color Hue - color name. A synonym for color (i.e., blue) Saturation - synonym: intensity. How bright or dull the pigment is. Temperature - perceived as warm or cool Value - how light or dark a color is
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Saturation - How bright or dull the pigment is. Which color here is most saturated?
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Primary Colors "Primary" = first Can be mixed together to make all other colors of the color wheel "Pure" pigments. Cannot be made by mixing two colors together
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Secondary Colors Created by mixing two primary colors together
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Tertiary (Intermediate) Colors Created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color red + orange = red-orange
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Monochromatic Color "mono" = one same hue, different values (light to dark) or saturation (dull to bright)
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Complementary Colors Across from one another on the color wheel Strong contrast - draws attention
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Analogous Colors Next to each other on the color wheel
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Color Temperatures warm cool neutral
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Today's Goals: Choose a color group that will help create a sense of unity on your identity box. Begin to decoupage your identity box
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