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                      Remember the 6 words............light/dark, warm/cool, saturated/neutral

                                                Complimentary Colors are opposites on the color wheel.

                      Mix pairs of complimentary colors together to form neutral or grey colors.

                      Mix together secondary colors ( orange, violet and green) to create more interesting neutral colors.

                      Compare and Relate: Values ( lights and darks )

                    Color Saturation - how neutral or saturated with pigment is the color you are mixing?

                                                                                    Try to capture the essence of what you are looking at by:

                                                                                                   keeping a fresh eye on the whole, the “big picture”.

                                                                                    *  Find your lightest light, and darkest dark.