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    Properties of color                                  Cool colors are blue, green and purple, blue green,
           Primary colors are naturally occurring. You cannot mix   yellow green, blue violet. Cool colors suggest things
           other colors to make RED, YELLOW or BLUE.            that are cool, mysterious, even sad. They can also be
                                                                very calming. Rain, the ocean, ice and the forest are
           Secondary  colors  are  created  by  mixing  2  primary   cool feeling.
           colors: Red + yellow = orange Yellow + blue = green Blue
           + red = violet (also called purple)                  Complementary color scheme uses one color and its
                                                                complement, plus tints and shades of those 2 colors.
           Intermediate colors are created by mixing a primary and   The compliment of yellow is purple. You can mix black
           a secondary color: Red + orange = red orange Orange   or white with both colors.
           + yellow = yellow orange Yellow + green = yellow green
           Green + blue = blue green Blue + violet = blue violet   Split compliment uses a primary or secondary color, and
           Violet + red = red violet                            the intermediate color on each side of it’s compliment.
                                                                For example, a split complement of red would also use
           Shades are created by adding black to a primary,     yellow-green and blue-green, the intermediate colors on
           secondary or intermediate color. Shades can add      each side of green.
           mystery, sadness or coolness to a painting.
                                                                Monochromatic color scheme is one color only, plus
           Tints are created by adding white to a color. Tints are   tints and shades of that color. For example red would
           light and bright and suggest warmth and brightness and   use different pinks and dark reds created by mixing the
           happiness.                                           red with either white or black.
           Intensity can be lowered by adding a color’s complement.   Analogous colors are next to each other on the wheel
           To make red less bright or darker, add it’s opposite on   and share a common primary color. For example: violet,
           the color wheel, which is green.                     red-violet,  red,  red-orange,  and  orange  all  have  the
           Color schemes                                        Primary color red in common, so they are analogous.
           Warm colors  are  red,  yellow,  orange,  red-orange,   Blue-violet, blue, blue-green, and green all have the
           yellow-orange. Warm colors feel safe and comfortable,   Primary color blue in common, so they are analogous.
           and happy. The sun, pumpkins, a fireplace are warm,   Color triad is 3 colors spaced equally on the color wheel.
           comfortable things                                   Red-yellow-blue  create  a  triad,  as  do  Purple-green-
                                                                orange. You can also use tints and shades of your triad
                                                                colors.

           8                  H & C: Hand Embroidery Artisan : (NSQF - 2024) R.T. Ex.No 1.1.06

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