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Elements and Principles of Art
Quick questions on Colour basics and the colour wheel explained: O-Level Art
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What is the colour wheel?Show answer
The colour wheel organises colours into a circle so their relationships are easy to see. It is built up in stages. The primary colours, red, yellow and blue, cannot be mixed from other colours, and everything else is made from them. Mixing two primaries gives a secondary colour: red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, blue and red make violet.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the primary and secondary colours, and explain how the secondaries are made. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between hue, tone and saturation. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What happens when complementary colours are placed side by side, and when they are mixed? [2 marks]
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