Complementary colours

For this exercise, I created a 12 colour wheel on an earlier prepared grey A4 page.

Firstly I painted the primary colours and secondary colours then made the tertiary colours. There are 6 tertiary colours, each made by mixing a primary colour with an adjacent secondary colour.

The image above shows me creating complimentary colours by choosing a colour and its opposite and mixing them 50/50

Results show the viewer that the complimentary colours are quite dark colours, there is a dominant tone in each mix. I would describe the complimentary colours as greys with a hint of colour or browns.

This exercise has allowed me to see the strengths of a colour and has allowed me to see different tones which I can use closely with colours to add greater depth and contrasts.

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