2D Design (Art 107)
Color Modification
Colors are modified in a number of ways.
Mix one hue with another hue.
1. Mix a primary hue with another primary hue to generate a secondary hue.
red orange yellow
2. Mix a primary hue with a secondary hue to generate a tertiary hue.
orange yellow/orange yellow
3. Mix a hue with its complement to produce a tone.
red red tone green
Add white to any hue to make a tint.
1. Two different hues can be made to appear more similar
by tinting both of them to approximately the same value.
These are sometimes referred to a pastels.
2. Two hues can be made to appear more different
by tinting only one of them
or by tinting each of them to different degrees.
Add black to any hue to create a shade.
1. Two different hues (a)can be made to appear more similar
by shading both of them to approximately the same value.
2. Two hues can be made appear more different
by shading only one of them
or by shading each of them to different degrees.
Add a neutral gray to any hue to create a tone.
red red tone gray 1. Two different hues can be made to appear similar by toning them to approximately the same intensity.
2. Two hues ca be made to appear different by toning only one of them or by toning each of them to different degrees of intensity.
Add its complement to any hue to create a tone.
1. Two different hues can be made to appear similar by toning each of them with their complements.
2. Two hues can be made to appear different by toning only one of them or by toning each of them to different degrees of intensity.
In theory, the mixture of two complements in roughly equal amounts will produce a neutral gray. In practice the tone produced will be a brownish hue. These mixtures and grays mixed with a hue are often referred to as chromatic grays, i.e. gray with color in it or a hue that is reduced in intensity almost to the point of appearing gray.