Colours are an integral part of painting. Understanding of colours , how to get a particular colour shade is very important . The first lesson which I'll start my blog with is Colour Theory. Sharing with you all my understanding of colours and how to prepare our own colour palette .
To start with - Colours can be grouped in three segments - Primary , Secondary and Tertiary colours.
PRIMARY COLOURS are the pure colours. They cannot be made by mixing together other colours. RED, BLUE and YELLOW are the primary colours.
SECONDARY COLOURS - When we mix two primary colours together, three secondary colours are made;
Red + Yellow makes Orange .
Yellow + Blue makes Green.
Blue + Red makes Violet.
The resulting hue depends on which hue of red , blue and yellow we are using as primary colour.
TERTIARY COLOURS - We get tertiary colours also known as 'intermediate colours', by mixing together a primary colour with an equal amount of the secondary colour next to it on colour wheel.
Red + Orange gives Red-Orange
Yellow + Orange gives Yellow-Orange
Yellow + Green gives Yellow-Green
Blue + Green gives Blue - Green
Blue + Violet gives Blue - Violet
Red + Violet gives Red -Violet
The colours are also known as hues. The Secondary and the tertiary colours are always darker or lighter than the primary colours/hues. One can create the colour spectrum in a wheel shape , or squares or rectangles or any form which one likes, but I like more of squares and rectangles.
In the upcoming post I'll be discussing tints, shades and tones, values, warm and cool colours.
To start with - Colours can be grouped in three segments - Primary , Secondary and Tertiary colours.
PRIMARY COLOURS are the pure colours. They cannot be made by mixing together other colours. RED, BLUE and YELLOW are the primary colours.
SECONDARY COLOURS - When we mix two primary colours together, three secondary colours are made;
Red + Yellow makes Orange .
Yellow + Blue makes Green.
Blue + Red makes Violet.
The resulting hue depends on which hue of red , blue and yellow we are using as primary colour.
TERTIARY COLOURS - We get tertiary colours also known as 'intermediate colours', by mixing together a primary colour with an equal amount of the secondary colour next to it on colour wheel.
Red + Orange gives Red-Orange
Yellow + Orange gives Yellow-Orange
Yellow + Green gives Yellow-Green
Blue + Green gives Blue - Green
Blue + Violet gives Blue - Violet
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| Primary colour - Red (crimson) |
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| Secondary Colour - Red + blue= Violet |
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| Primary Colour -Blue (cobalt) |
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| Secondary Colour- Blue +Yellow = Green |
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| Primary Colour -Yellow (Lemon) |
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| Secondary Colour - Red + Yellow= Orange |
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| Tertiary Colour- Red + Violet |
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| Tertiary Colour - Blue + Green |
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| Tertiary Colour -Red + Orange |
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| Tertiary Colour - Yellow + Orange |
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| Tertiary Colour- Blue + Violet |
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| Tertiary Colour- Yellow + Green |
The colours are also known as hues. The Secondary and the tertiary colours are always darker or lighter than the primary colours/hues. One can create the colour spectrum in a wheel shape , or squares or rectangles or any form which one likes, but I like more of squares and rectangles.
In the upcoming post I'll be discussing tints, shades and tones, values, warm and cool colours.
