COLOUR MIXTURES IN TEXTILE ART

DEFINITION OF COLOUR

Colour is defined as the interplay of light. This means that colour cannot be determined without light.

Colours add spices to life. If there were no colours, life would have been tasteless and there would not have been any variety or beauty in the world.

In buying cloths, shoes, bags, cars, etc., it is colour that first attracts you in most occasions, before considering the quality.

TYPES OF COLOUR

Colours are grouped into several categories:

1. Primary colours

2. Secondary colours

3. Tertiary colours

4. Neutral colours

1. Primary Colours: 

Primary colours are those colours you cannot obtain by mixing any colour. They are independent colours.

They are: Blue, Red and Yellow colours.

2. Secondary Colours: 

These are colours you can obtain by mixing any two primary colours together.

They are: Purple, Green, and Orange colours.

3. Tertiary Colours: 

Tertiary colours are colours you can obtain by mixing secondary and primary colours together.

They are: Golden colour, Army colour, Brown colour, etc.

4. Neutral Colours: 

Just as the name implies, they are colours that go well with all colours.

They are: White and Black colours

MIXTURES OF COLOUR

At times, designers lack colours and might not even know how to neither combine nor mix colours to get the type of colour they need or want.

Some colours can be gotten only through mixing of two or more other colours in proportion to your taste.

Here are examples:

1. Mixtures of Yellow colour and Blue colour gives you Green colour.

2. Mixtures of Yellow colour and Red colour gives you Orange colour.

3. Mixtures of Yellow colour and Black colour gives you Army Green colour.

4. Mixtures of Yellow colour and Purple colour gives you Brown colour.

5. Mixtures of Yellow colour and White colour gives you Cream colour.

6. Mixtures of Yellow colour and Orange colour gives you Golden Yellow Orange colour.

7. Mixtures of Yellow colour and small Green colour gives you Lemon colour.

8. Mixtures of Red colour and Blue colour gives you Purple colour.

9. Mixtures of Red colour and Black colour gives you Dark Red colour.

10. Mixtures of Red colour and White colour gives you Pink colour.

11. Mixtures of Red colour and small Purple colour gives you Wine Red colour.

12. Mixtures of Red colour and Green colour gives you Dull Brown colour.

13. Mixtures of Red colour and Purple colour gives you Red Violet colour.

14. Mixtures of Red colour and Orange colour gives Vermillion colour.

15. Mixtures of Blue colour and White colour gives you Sky Blue colour.

16. Mixtures of Blue colour and small Black colour gives you Navy Blue colour.

17. Mixtures of Blue colour and Pink colour gives you Light Violet colour.

18. Purple colour mixed with small Black colour gives you Dark Purple colour.

19. Purple colour mixed with White colour gives you Iilac colour.

20. Navy Blue colour mixed with Red colour gives you Ultramarine colour.

21. Brown colour mixed with small Black colour and small Purple colour gives you Chocolate Brown colour.

22. Mixtures of Black colour and White colour gives you Ash or Gray colour.

Note: The hue of the colour you obtain depends on the proportion of the colour mixed. So, it is advisable to be mixing the colours little by little until you get the particular hue you desire.