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    The document discusses colour theory and how colours are created. It explains that there are primary, secondary, and tertiary colours, and how they are derived by mixing other colours. The colour wheel is introduced as a visual representation of the spectrum of colours and how they relate to one another through mixing.

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    Colour Theory

    * These are the family of twelve purest and


    brightest colours. With just these twelve
    colours, you can mix an infinite number of
    colour schemes. Most of the time you will
    modify these twelve hues by mixing in other
    colours.
    Colour wheel

    Colours come from the visible spectrum of light which is the part of the
    electromagnetic spectrum (Shown above). Our eyes perceive these
    visible wavelengths according to their frequencies, which our brain
    relates as various hues or colours.
    When light hits an object some wavelengths are absorbed and others
    are reflected. We see the reflected wavelengths of light as colour. When
    all the wavelengths in the visual spectrum are absorbed we see black
    and when all are reflected we see white. When some are absorbed and
    some are reflected we see different colours of the spectrum.
    Colour can be described in three ways. By purity, by value or
    lightness.
    We have several terms to help us describe colours in those
    three ways.
    Hue: When someone is talking about hue they are talking
    about the actual colour of say an object or landscape, etc.
    Green is a hue as are red, yellow, blue, purple, etc.
    Other terms which we will learn about later on are chroma,
    saturation, intensity, value/luminance, shade, tint and tone.
    Colour wheel

    The colour wheel is a visual representation and it was first credited to


    Sir Isaac Newton who joined the red and violet ends of the visual
    spectrum into a circle.
    In the following presentation you will see how a colour wheel is
    created.
    Primary colours in the colour wheel

    Primary colours are the 3 pigment colours that cannot be mixed or formed by any combination of
    other colours. All other colours are derived from these 3 hues. The primary colours are red, yellow
    and blue.
    Secondary colours in the colour wheel

    To create a secondary colour you need to mix two primary colours together. Blue + Red = Purple,
    Blue + Yellow = Green & Yellow + Red = Orange.
    The secondary colours are green, orange and purple.
    Tertiary colours in the colour wheel

    To create a tertiary colour you need to mix a secondary colour and a primary colour together.
    Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet, Blue + Green = Blue-Green, Green + Yellow = Yellow-Green,
    Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange, Orange + Red = Red-Orange, Red + Violet = Red-Violet.
    Thats why the tertiary hues have hyphenated two word names.
    The complete colour wheel
    Warm and cool colours

    Warm colours such as red, yellow, and orange evoke warmth because
    they remind us of things like the sun or fire.
    Cool colours such as blue, green, and purple (violet) evoke a cool
    feeling because they remind us of things like water or grass.
    COLOUR MIXING FORMULA:
    1) Secondary colour = Primary + Primary colour
    2) Tertiary colour = Secondary + Primary (choose the primary that has the primary colour in the tertiary
    colour).

    Examples:
    Blue (Primary) + Yellow (Primary) = Green (Secondary)

    Blue-Green (Tertiary) = Green (Secondary) + Blue (Primary)


    TODAYS TASKS
    Fill in your colour wheel.
    Paste your colour wheel into your visual art diary

    Equipment you will need:


    - Blue, red and yellow acrylic paint.
    - 2 paintbrushes
    - Palette
    - Visual art diary
    - Apron

    Learning intentions: To develop your knowledge of colour theory in relation to colour mixing. You will learn
    how to create the different shades within the colour wheel

    If you finish early: Commence filling in your colour-mixing equations in pencil.

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