The Three-Tier Color Wheel For Mixing Paints
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color wheel, mixing paints, primary colorsAbstract
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the theory of the three-tier color wheel (Subtractive Color Model) used in mixing paints, its history, structure, and practical application. The color wheel serves as the foundation of color selection in painting, the work of artists, graphic design, and printing. The article scientifically analyzes the laws governing the formation of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, as well as the system of new colors that emerges as a result of their mutual mixing. In addition, practical methods of using the color wheel and didactic-methodological recommendations are developed
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