Enjoy this edited rerun from 2017.
Here they are again. The tertiary hues. How do their complementary pairs differ from any other complementary pair on the traditional
color wheel?
I have paired each tertiary with its complement. Notice that within each pair there are two complements (indicated by the arrows).
Notice also, that each pair has a single primary in common--A mother color, (listed to the left of each pair).
Complements, as you know, are two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. For the primary and secondary colors, no set
of complements have any color in common. For example, on the wheel, look at yellow whose complement is violet. Violet, being made of red+blue has no yellow in it and yellow contains neither red nor blue.
But the tertiary complements do share a common color as illustrated above. This color in common gives an element of harmony to the complements, making
them an excellent choice for a limited palette.
Set up a limited palette of yellow green/red violet plus yellow orange/blue violet for interpreting a springtime scene or try red violet/yellow orange and red orange/
blue violet for skin tones.
Along with white, explore these options and be totally surprised.
Enjoy this last weekend of the year with gusto and hope!
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