Colour Theory

Colour wheel, primary colours, secondary and tertiary colours.

When we mix two primary colours together, we result with a secondary colour; any colour opposite a colour is known it's complimentary colour; e.g. blue is complementary to the colour orange. A tertiary colour is made from mixing either two secondary colours or a primary with a secondary colour.

Knowing colour theory is helpful for when working on illustrations and concept art because certain colours will always look better together than others.

The colours Hue is the position on the colour wheel; Saturation is how rich the colour is shown with greys being the lower end and neon colours being a high value.

A warmer colour such as red will always appear closer than the cooler colours such as blue.