Optional Question: Colour

Understanding Colour

Primary Colours: Red, yellow, and blue. These cannot be created by mixing other colours.
Secondary Colours: Created by mixing two primary colours. Green from blue and yellow, orange from red and yellow, and purple from red and blue.
Tertiary Colours: Formed by mixing a primary colour with a secondary colour, such as yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple.

Hues: The twelve pure colours on the colour wheel. Includes primary and secondary colours, as well as six tertiary colours.
Complementary Colours: Pairs of colours which, when combined, produce neutral grey. Positioned opposite each other on the colour wheel.
Analogous Colours: Groups of three colours that are adjacent on the colour wheel. Often used to create a sense of harmony.

Warm and Cool Colours: Warm colours (red, orange, yellow) are often associated with energy and passion. Cool colours (blue, green, purple) are linked with calmness or sadness.
Colour Symbolism: How different cultures interpret colours can vary significantly. For instance, in Western cultures white often symbolises purity, while in some Eastern cultures it is a symbol of mourning.
Colour Mood: Colours can set mood or atmosphere in a design or artwork. For example, blues and greens are calming while reds and oranges can evoke energy or passion.

Tone: The lightness or darkness of a colour, adjusted by adding black (to darken) or white (to lighten).
Shade: A colour made darker by the addition of black.
Tint: A colour made lighter by the addition of white.
Saturation: The intensity or purity of a colour. High-saturation colours are vivid; low-saturation colours appear washed out or muted.

Monochromatic: Use of one colour in various tones, shades, and tints.
Colour Blocking: The use of large areas of solid, typically bright colour, for visual impact.
Colour Grading: Adjusting the colours in a piece of artwork to create a specific mood, atmosphere, or to make different elements stand out.