Basic Colour

What does primary colour mean?

• Secondary colours

• Primary colours are basic colours that can be combined together to create more colours.

• Green, violet and orange.

• A secondary colour is a colour resulting from the mixing of two primary colours.

Select the primary colours below?

• Orange, violet and green

• Pink, black and red

• Orange, red and blue

• Red, yellow and blue

What does secondary colours mean?

• Mixing any two colours together to create a colour.

• Red, yellow and blue

• A secondary colour is a colour resulting from the mixing of two primary colours.

• Green, orange and violet

How do we make the secondary colour orange?

• Blue and yellow

• Red and yellow

• Red and pink

• Orange and yellow

How do we create the secondary colour green?

• Red and blue

• Yellow and red

• Blue and yellow

• Green and orange

How do we create the secondary colour violet?

• Blue and red

• Yellow and blue

• Orange and green

• Violet and orange

What is a colour star?

• A star filled with different colours.

• A colour star is an important tool used to manipulate colour.

• A colour star has six triangles

How many colours is a colour star made up of?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 8

Why is it important to know the opposite of each primary and secondary colour?

• So you know what the primary colours are

• So you know what the secondary colours are

• It is needed when correcting unwanted hair colour

• It is important to know the opposites.

Why is it important to know which colours contrast with each other for your total look?

• To manipulate colour

• So your hair, make-up and outfit colours complement each other.