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Color - A general term used to describe every hue, tint, or shade we

see.
Hue - Refers to the dominant color family of the specific colors we’re
looking at. Black, white and grey are never referred to as a hue. (The
colors found on a color wheel.)
Tint - Created by adding white to a hue to make it lighter.
Tip: Use a small amount of white and add a tiny bit of color to
the white. Mix well. Add more color to make it closer to the hue.
Shade - Created by adding black or the complimentary color to a hue to
make it darker.
Tip: Use a small amount of the color and add a tiny amount of
black or the complimentary color to make it darker. Add small amounts
at a time as you go to get a darker color.
Complimentary Colors - Colors that are opposite each other on the
color wheel.
Primary Colors - Colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors,
and are mixed together to create all hues. (Red, yellow and blue)
Secondary Colors - Colors that are created by mixing two primary
colors together. (violet, green, orange)
Tertiary or Intermediate Colors - Colors that are created by mixing a
primary with its analogous secondary color. (red orange, yellow
orange, yellow green, blue green, blue violet, red violet)
Analogous Colors - Groups of three colors that are next to each other
on the color wheel.
Monochromatic colors - All the colors of three colors of a single hue.
(skyblue, blue, navy)

Pick two Complimentary colors. Mix a tint and a shade for each color.
Fill in the boxes below with the two hues, tints and shades you have
mixed.

Tint Hue Shade

Light Middle color Dark

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