These definitions will be very useful as you plan your scrapbook layout [tag]color schemes[/tag].
Monochromatic:
Different tints, shades and tones of one color.
Tints (on the left) are made by adding white …
… while shades (on the right) are made by adding black.
Tones are shown below by the amount of pressure applied to the pencil.
Analogous:
Up to 4 colors next to one another on the color wheel. Analogous colors are harmonious and pleasing to the eye.
Complementary:
2 colors directly opposite one another on the color wheel – one primary and one secondary. Complementary pairs contrast because they share no common colors.
Triadic:
3 colors that form a triangle on the color wheel and are an equal distance apart. Shown here are primary and secondary triangles.
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Thanks very helpful have a test on this tommorow this helped a lot
this is great because i have a test tomorrow but what i do know, is that its pretty wrong on some of the definitions. There should also be one more…but overall this isn’t bad at all.