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The Colour Page
Colour Wheels
These colour wheels present a variety approaches to colour theory. The files can be downloaded and printed. The blank colourwheels can be coloured using your preferred media. They are all presented in PDF format and are 11k or less in size. Click on an image to view or download the file.
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Simple six step
A colour wheel with six spaces filled with yellow, green, blue, purple, red and orange. Complementary colours appear opposite one another across the colour wheel.
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Twelve step
A colour wheel with twelve spaces that has intermediate colours between primary colours and secondary colours (e.g. Yellow-orange, Blue-green). Its layout is similar to the outer part of the Itten colour wheel. Complementary colours are directly opposite one another across the wheel.
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Venn diagram type
This type of diagram can illustrate additive or subtractive colour mixing. For subtractive colours the primaries (yellow, red and blue) are be placed in the outer portions of the circles. Where one circle overlaps with one other, secondary colours appear. Finally in the centre, where all three circles overlap, a dark tertiary colour is present. For additive colours the primaries red, green and blue are used, resulting in a white central section.
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More colour wheels coming soon.
Books about colour
Clicking on the covers takes you to the book at Amazon (UK).
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The Art of Color
Johannes Itten.
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The Elements of Color
Johannes Itten.
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The Color Star
Johannes Itten.
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Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green: Or How to Mix the Colour You Really Want - Every Time
Michael Wilcox.
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Websites about colour and colour palette software
Color Wheel Pro - Has useful information about colour theory and sells a software tool for creating colour schemes. http://www.colour-wheel-pro.com/
Color Wheel Expert - Software for creating harmonious colour schemes. http://www.abitom.com/
Michael Wilcox School of Color - The website of the author of "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green". Contains articles and sells products for practical colour mixing. http://www.schoolofcolor.com/
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