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COLOR PROPERTIES (HUE, TINT,
TONE, AND SHADE)
WHITE
TINT
In painting, the word color is the
general term for everything we see.
However, the word hue refers to
a pure, unmixed pigment on the
color wheel.
GREY
TONE
PURE
COLOR
SHADE is the mixture of a color
with black, which reduces lightness.
TINT is the mixture of a color with
white, which increases lightness.
BLACK
SHADE
TONE is produced either by the
mixture of a color with gray, or by
both tinting and shading. The color
remains the same, only less vibrant.
The values can range from very
light to very dark.
SHADES
TINTS
COLOR SCHEMES
MONOCHROMATIC is the most
simple scheme and is made from
using tints, tones, and shades of a
single hue.
TONES
MONOCHROMATIC
ANALOGOUS
COMPLEMENTARY
SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY
TRIADIC (PRIMARY)
TRIADIC (SECONDARY)
TETRADIC
SQUARE
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