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    Handicrafts & Carpets                                    Related Theory for Exercise 1.1.06
                Hand Embroidery Artisan - Introduction to Hand Embroidery

                Color wheels and color schemes

                Objectives: At the end of this lesson you shall be able to
                •  state what is color wheel
                •  describe the term color terminology
                •  brief the properties of color
                •  state the different types of color scheme.

                Color wheel                                           Secondary colors: Those colors achieved by a mixture
                A color wheel is a visual representation of colors arranged   of two primaries.
                according to their chromatic relationship. Begin a color   Tertiary colors: Those colors achieved by a mixture of
                wheel by positioning primary hues equidistant from one   primary and secondary hues.
                another, then create a bridge between primaries using   Complementary colors: Those colors located opposite
                secondary and tertiary colors. (Fig 1-3)
                                                                      each other on a color wheel.
                Color terminology                                     Analogous colors: Those colors located close together
                Primary colors: Colors at their basic essence; those   on a color wheel.
                colors that cannot be created by mixing others.

                  Fig 1

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