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Primary Colors

The colors yellow, red, and blue, from which it is possible to mix other colors of the color wheel.
Secondary Colors

The colors obrained by mixing two primary colors. Examples: orange, green, violet (purple)
Complementary Colors

Colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Red/Green, Bleu/Orange/ and Yellow/Violet are examples of complementary colors.
Mass

The outside size and bulk of a form, such as a building or a sculpture; the vusal weight of an object.
Neutral Colors

The colors black, white, gray, and variations of brown, included in the color family called earth colors.
Analogous

Refers to closely related colors; a color sheme that combines several hues next to each other on the color wheel.
Warm Colors

Colors suggesting warmth: red, yellow and orange. These colors naturally recede from the viewer.
Cool Colors

Coors suggesting coolnes: blue, green, and violet. These colors naturally recede from the viewer.
Aesthetics

A branch of philosophy; the study of art and theories about the nature and components of aesthetic experience.
Distortion

The condition of being twisted or bent out of shape. In art, distortion is often used as an espressive technique.