There is a beauty within everyone, though it is often
revealed only through the light we call love.
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Basic Colour Theory Colour theories create a logical structure for colour. If, for example, we took an assortment of fruits and vegetables, we can organize them by colour and place them in a pattern that shows the colours in relation to each other. Read more... |
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Primary Colours
are red, yellow and blue. In a traditional colour theory, these three primary colours are the pigment colours and cannot be mixed or formed by any combination of other colours. All other colours are derived from the combination of these three hues. Read More... |
Secondary Colours
Green, orange and purple are the colours formed by mixing the primary colours. Read More... |
Tertiary Colours
Yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green and yellow-green These are the colours formed by mixing a primary and a secondary colour. That's why the hue is a two word name, such as blue-green, red-violet, and yellow-orange. Read More... |
Colour Context How colour behaves in relation to other colours and shapes is a complex area of colour theory. Compare the contrast effects of different colour backgrounds for the same red square. Red appears more brilliant against a black background and somewhat duller against the white background. In contrast with orange, the red appears lifeless; in contrast with blue-green, it exhibits brilliance. Notice that the red square appears larger on black than on other background colours. Read More... |
Basic Formulas for Harmony There are many theories for harmony. The following illustrations and descriptions present some basic formulas. 1. A Colour Scheme based on analogous colours. Analogous colours are any three colours which are side by side on a 12 part colour wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. Usually one of the three colours predominates. 2. A Colour Scheme based on Complementary colours. Complementary colors are any two colours which are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and red-purple and yellow-green. In the illustration to the left, there are several variations of yellow-green in the leaves and several variations of red-purple in the flowers. These opposing colours create maximum contrast and maximum stability. 3. A Colour Scheme based on Nature. Nature provides a perfect departure point for colour harmony. The bottom illustration shows how Nature creates , red yellow and green create a harmonious design, regardless of whether this combination fits into a technical formula for colour harmony. Read More... |
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