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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

Fig 2 Fig 3

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