Colour An Introduction

Colour an introduction

Colour is... ...a powerful tool ...tied to religious, cultural, political and social influences

It Affects Mood

It Can Communicate

It Has Cultural Significance

It Has Political Associations

Religion can also be linked to colour

3 Primary Colours

Secondary Colours

primary colours + secondary colours = Tertiary Colours

Primary Primary Primary

Primary Secondary Secondary Primary Primary Secondary

Primary Tertiary Tertiary Secondary Secondary Tertiary Tertiary Primary Primary Tertiary Tertiary Secondary

Complementary Colours are opposites on a colour wheel.

Complementary Colours can create harmony.

Analogous Colours are groups of 3 colours.

Cool Colours

Warm Colours

Tints and Shades

+ Black

+ White

+ white + black

Colour Meanings

RED dynamic vital romantic commanding alert rebellious joyful visible hot fun

helpful burning cozy abundance warning flavourful festive active excited communicative inspiring ORANGE

creative young visible bright cheerful light weight curious coward playful nutritious ill expanding YELLOW

GREEN patient natural adventure relaxed athletic unfortunate lucky balanced safe sharing

BLUE technical deep free educated protective lonely peaceful cold authoritative

intelligent artistic aloof luxurious royal vain fantastic melancholic feminine fragrant solemn PURPLE

Primary Tertiary Tertiary Secondary Secondary Tertiary Tertiary Primary Primary Tertiary Tertiary Secondary

Frank Curkovic http://frankcurkovic.edublogs.org/

Resources Colour Matters http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html Colour in Motion http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/colors/Colors.swf How Colour Communicates Meaning by Rob Mills http://carsonified.com/blog/design/color/how-colour-communicates-meaning/

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