Colour Theory for Painting - Fine Artist.pdf

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2. Intermediate Colours

Bold words in this colour wheel diagram are 6 Intermediate colours.

Cr Yellow

Yellowish Orange

Yellowish Green

Green Orange

Bluish Green Reddish Orange
Blue Red

Bluish Purple Reddish Purple

Purple

4. CLASSIFICATION OF PIGMENT COLOURS

PRIMARY

Yellow

SECONDARY

TERTIARY

Russet Buff
(Reddish Grey) (Bluish Grey)

QUATERNARY

Plum Olive Sage
(Orangish Grey) (Greenish Grey) (Purplish Grey)

5. HUE (Pure Color)

T Y P a A
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Base Color

Base Color

A 6 4 2 BaseColor

TINTS (Hue + White)

10% 20: 30 40 so: 60% 70% 80 90% 100:

TONES (Hue + Gray)

Titi ti Tt

SHADES (Hue + Black)

10% 20: 30 40 so 60° 70% 80% 90 0%