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As an introduction to artistic techniques, studying art and design often begins with a good understanding of color. This learning may begin with understanding primary and secondary colors and progress to experimenting with color mixing and working with complimentary and contrasting colors, before going on to look at different artistic techniques.
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Primary colors are the only colors which cannot be made by mixing two other colors
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Secondary colors are made by mixing two of the primary colors together
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For example, green can be mixed with one of its primary colors, blue, to give blue-green
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The color wheel shows the colors and their relationships to each other
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Complementary colors can be used together and produce a contrast
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The new color is then known as a shade of the original
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The lighter color is then called a 'tint' of the original
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An example of this would be red, pink and white
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Blues, violets and greens are often called cool colors
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Harmonious colors go well together, like yellow and orange
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