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Aberdeen Grammar School
CDT CDT Department Department
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Colour Theory
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Graphic Communication Colour theory is needed for the
Knowledge & Interpretation and the Presentation & Illustration Grades.
This consists of a range of different aspects.
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Graphic Communication You will need to know about the colour
wheel. What colours are contrasting? What colours are harmonious? What colours are advancing? What colours are rededing? What colours are warm or cold? What is tone and tints and shades?
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The Colour Wheel
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Harmonising Colours Harmonising colours are beside
each other on the colour wheel. The following colours are
harmonious: Yellow & Orange Red & Violet Blue & Green
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Contrasting Colours Contrasting colours are on
opposite sides of the colour wheel. The following colours are
contrasting: Yellow & Violet Red & Green Blue & Orange
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Advancing Colours Advancing colours appear to come
towards you when you look at them.
Advancing colours are warm colours: red orange yellow
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Receding Colours Receding colours appear to move
into the background when you look at them.
Advancing colours are cold colours: blue green violet
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Warm Colours These colours are used to give a
feeling of warmth to a drawing. They can also be used to show hot
things as part of a symbol, like a red dot on a hot water tap. red yellow orange
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Cold Colours These colours are used to give a
feeling of coldness to a drawing. They can also be used to show cold
things as part of a symbol, like a blue dot on a cold water tap. blue green violet
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Tone The tone of a colour is how strong
or weak a colour is. By applying more coats of a colour
its tone can be made stronger. This can be shown in the tonal bar.
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Tint & Shade Tints and shades are created by
adding white or black to a colour. White is added to a colour to give
it a tint. Pale colours tend to be soft.
Black is added to a colour to give it a shade. Dark colours look as though they are heavy.
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Red Warm Vibrant Exciting Active Festive Passion
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Yellow
Warm Sunny Happy Glowing Easily seen
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Blue
Cool Elegant Sophisticated Formal Classy
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Green
Cool restful natural calm soothing fresh
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Violet
Cool Peaceful Solitary
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Orange
Warm Happy Cheerful Energy Refreshing
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Neutral Colours Greys Natural Restful Calm
Browns Natural Earthly Safe
Elegant Dignified
Reliable Good
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Black & White Dramatic elegant opposing contrasting sophisticated
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