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#* You may want to lay down newspapers to prevent drips or spills, especially if you plan on flicking paint or laying the canvas on the ground. | #* You may want to lay down newspapers to prevent drips or spills, especially if you plan on flicking paint or laying the canvas on the ground. | ||
=== Learning Color Theory === | === Learning Color Theory === | ||
| − | #Get a color wheel. Quite simply, a color wheel is a circular tool that features a variety of colors. It's useful for showing the relationship between colors - what looks good together, what clashes, and so on.<ref name="rf9274" /> | + | #Get a color wheel. Quite simply, a color wheel is a circular tool that features a variety of colors. It's useful for showing the relationship between colors - what looks good together, what clashes, and so on.<ref name="rf9274">http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory</ref> |
#* Find a color wheel at a local artist supply store, craft store, or paint department. | #* Find a color wheel at a local artist supply store, craft store, or paint department. | ||
#Understand primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. At their most basic, a color wheel is divided into three parts: the primary colors (red, blue, yellow). Secondary colors are created by mixing these primary colors together (green, orange, purple). Tertiary colors can me made by mixing the primary and secondary colors (yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green & yellow-green).<ref name="rf16232">http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm</ref> | #Understand primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. At their most basic, a color wheel is divided into three parts: the primary colors (red, blue, yellow). Secondary colors are created by mixing these primary colors together (green, orange, purple). Tertiary colors can me made by mixing the primary and secondary colors (yellow-orange, red-orange, red-purple, blue-purple, blue-green & yellow-green).<ref name="rf16232">http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm</ref> | ||
