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Color Theory Basics

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Colour Theory Basics

Colour wheel and paint brushes

🎨 Part 1: Understanding Colours

1. What are the three primary colours?

Red, Blue, Yellow

Red, Green, Blue

Blue, Yellow, Orange

Red, Purple, Green

2. Which of these are warm colours? (Tick all that apply)

Red

Blue

Orange

Purple

Yellow

Green

3. Which type of colours, light or dark, might an artist use to make a picture feel cheerful?

Light colours

Dark colours

Both are equally cheerful

4. Which group of colours (warm or cool) is often used to represent energy and excitement in art?

Warm colours

Cool colours

It doesn't matter

🖍️ Part 2: Creative Practice

5. In the box below, colour in two warm colours of your choice. Label each colour underneath.
6. Complete these colour mixing equations:

Red + Yellow = _______________

Blue + Yellow = _______________

Red + Blue = _______________

7. Explain in your own words why an artist might choose cool colours for a winter landscape painting.
8. Name three cool colours:

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

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