CREATIVE MAGIC
Colour Wheel
The colour wheel is a colour guide used to help you see what colours go together. If you don't know what colours to use in your painting, colouring, mosaic or any other craft activity try using a colour you haven't used before or haven't thought about using. You could also choose the colour opposite that colour on the colour wheel. For example, if you choose the colour green you would also choose the colour pink because it is opposite that colour. You could also use only one colour and use those shades of that colour.
What different colours mean:
Each colour has a different meaning for example different colours symbolise and convey different emotions.
Here is the list of different colours and what they symbolise:
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Red - Love and hunger, whenever you see the colour red you may feel in love or suddenly hungry.
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Yellow - Joyful, Happy and excited, whenever you see the colour yellow you will instantly feel happy and possibly excited. Yellow is also a colour of creativity, making everyone feel more creative. Have you ever wondered why creativity is good for you? Creativity is good for you because it makes you think and makes you more creative to cause or make you feel happy and wash your sadness away.
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Blue - Sadness, loss, and calmness. Whenever you see the colour blue you will feel sad and like the whole world is made up of sadness. You will also feel bored and calm.
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Black - Dramatic
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Brown and grey - Dullness, The feeling of dullness is something that everybody feels and needs from time to time. Since it is dull it can make you easily think and understand what you need to do. It can also make you easily bored.
Questions:
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Who invented colours and how did they become a part of the earth and the world?
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Issac Newton invented the colour theory which is colours.
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How many colours are there in the world?
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There are 18 decillion colours in the world, with 10 million colours that humans can see. Some people can't see that many colours because of eye vision problems which limits them to seeing fewer colours.
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How big of an impact does colour have in the world?
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Colours make a significant impact in our world because every object is a colour for example the sky is blue, trees are green, and the colour of your skin is a colour. Even if the items are small they still have colour in them. Of course, if the object is white it is not a colour but still, there are many colours in our world. Even if we - humans cannot see every colour in the world, there is still colour. Even if you are colourblind there are some special glasses you can get so that you can see colours.
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A list of keywords and terms - definitions
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Primary colours = Red, blue and yellow
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Primary colours = Everyone needs primary colours to paint because all the colour shades are mixed from these colours. Mixed other colours can’t make these colours.
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Secondary Colours = Orange, green and violet
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Secondary Colours = Colour combinations created by 2 primary colours put together. This is because red and blue are primary colours and make purple.
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Tertiary Colours = Yellow-orange, red-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
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Tertiary colours = Tertiary colours are a mixture of primary and secondary colours. When you mix these two colours, you can get brown, grey and maybe even dark shades close to brown.
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Is black and white a colour? = Black and white are not colours they are a shade. This is because lighter and darker colours and shades are combined to form them.
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Warm and cold colours = Warm colours are red, yellow and orange, while cold colours are blue, green and purple.
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Colour theory = Mixing colours together subject to the colour wheel (please see the colour wheel post at the top of the colours page for a detailed explanation and example of the colour wheel if you are wondering.)
Pantone
Pantone is a colour company that specialises in colours. They have all the colours you could imagine and much more you might not have heard of. This is for graphic designers, interior designers and stylists to see the colours and use them more easily. They will also know if the colours go together. They have colour swatches and Dulux a colour company can get your paint swatch into the colours so you can paint your walls. They also do plastic chips which are like swatches. You can buy so much on their website including colour guides which you can buy coated and uncoated.`
Season Colours
Colour of the year - 2022
Pantone has chosen the colour periwinkle blue for the colour of the year. Not just periwinkle blue but Veri Peri - 17-3938. For 2022.
Bibliography :
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https://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-gl/inspiration-references/forbo-stories/design-trends-pantone-color-of-the-year-2022/p6vwh4#:~:text=Pantone%20has%20announced%20its%20Color,courageous%20creativity%20and%20imaginative%20expressions.
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https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2022
https://www.packworld.com/design/package-design/article/21977372/pantone-color-of-the-year-2022-unveiled
Colour of the year - 2023
As we near the end of 2022 and into 2023, just around the corner we want to get an understanding of what the colour of the year is or might be.
Pantone has chosen the colour Viva Magenta 18 - 1750 for the colour of next year. For 2023.
Bibliography:
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https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year/2023
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https://www.snap.com.au/blog/pantone-2023-colour-of-the-year-viva-magenta#:~:text=Introducing%20The%20Pantone%20Colour%20of%20the%20Year%202023,-Published%3A%209%20December&text=The%20highly%20anticipated%20Pantone%20Colour,upcoming%20design%20and%20print%20projects.
Crayola Colours of the world
Crayola has made crayons , markers , pencils and a colouring book. This range represents and acknowledges the different skin tone colours around the world. It has a has a wide variety of around 24 different skin tone colours for you to get experimenting and have fun trying out different skin tones. You can get different forms of this product, markers, pencils or crayons. You can get them off Amazon Australia, Amazon America , Kmart, Target or Crayola’s website.
Please note that these places may not be relevant to your country. If you are looking for some cheap skin tone colours, markers or pencils with a large range of colours, then the Crayola Colours of the World is for you.
Crayola Colours of kindness
Crayola has made a colours of kindness range with markers, pencils, crayons and a colouring book. The colouring book has pages which you can colour in with your markers , crayons or pencils. This range symbolises being kind with soft pastel colours that feel welcoming and happy but calm at the same time . They will make you feel good, elevate your creativity and make you want to colour in. This range of colours is perfect for people who like pastel colours or people who want to experiment and get more creative. Please note that while you can get the full range in America you can only get the crayons in Australia.
