Vocab Review #1

Analogous Colors-colors that are next to each other on the color wheel and match, these combinations are seen in nature, for example: orange and red.

Complementary Colors-colors such as red and green are opposite of each other on the color wheel and contrast each other in a complementary way

Primary Colors-they are the basic colors which cannot come from being mixed by other colors:Red, Yellow and Blue. When mixed, they yield the secondary and latter colors such as purple and so on.


Secondary Colors-when two of the primary colors are mixed, secondary colors such as green are created.



Tertiary Colors-Tertiary colors are made through mixing  primary and secondary colors, and include:
 red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet



Asymmetry-When something is not identical across an axis or on both sides it lacks symmetry.

Symmetry-When something is the same on both sides or across an axis, it is symmetrical, like the above comparison drawing.