Olivia shares more about the colors

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She hands out a copy to each of her friends and then tells them to follow along as she reads it out loud.

‘Which Specific Primary Colors You Should Use - It's not a question of there being a right or wrong primary to use, but rather that each blue, red, and yellow is different and produces a different result when mixed. Each pair of primaries will produce something different, sometimes only subtly different. 

Warm and Cool Colors - Every color has a certain bias toward what's called warm and cool. It's not something that's overwhelming; it's subtle. But it's an important element in color mixing as it influences the results. 

As a group, reds and yellows are considered warm colors and blue a cool color. But if you compare different reds (or yellows or blues), you'll see that there are warm and cool versions of each of these colors (relative to each other only). For example, cadmium red is definitely warmer than alizarin crimson (though alizarin crimson will always be warmer than, say, a blue).

Importance of Warm and Cool Colors - It's important to recognize that individual colors have a bias toward cool or warm for color mixing. If you mix two warms together, you'll get a warm secondary color and, conversely, if you mix two cools together you'll get a cool secondary. 

For example, mixing cadmium yellow and cadmium red light creates a warm orange. If you mix lemon yellow with alizarin crimson, you get a cooler, more gray-orange. Mixing secondary colors is not only about the proportions in which you mix two primary colors, but also knowing what different reds, yellows, and blues produce. 

Secondary Colors - Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors: red and yellow to get orange, yellow and blue to get green, or red and blue to get purple. The secondary color you get depends on the proportions in which you mix the two primaries. If you mix three primary colors, you get a tertiary color. Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors. Red and yellow make orange, red and blue make purple, and yellow and blue make green. 

What Colors My Primaries Will Produce - Red and yellow always make some kind of orange, yellow and blue a green, and blue and red a purple. The actual color you get depends on which primary you're using (for example whether it's Prussian blue or ultramarine you're mixing with cadmium red) and the proportions in which you mix the two primaries. Paint a color chart where you record which two colors you mixed and the (approximate) proportions of each. This will provide you with a ready reference until you get to the stage when you instinctively know what you'll get. 

Using Primary Colors - The proportions in which you mix the two primaries are important. If you add more of one than the other, the secondary color will reflect this. For example, if you add more red than yellow, you end up with a strong, reddish-orange; if you add more yellow than red, you produce a yellowish-orange. Experiment with all the colors you have—and keep a record of what you've done.’ (Source) 

“Does anyone have any questions for me?” Olivia asks. 

No one seems to have any questions. Chewy looks like he’s going to pass out from all this knowledge about colors. Red Rabbit has no clue what to ask because he never knew so much about colors. All that he ever paid attention to is the color of carrots. Olivia tells her friends that if they have any questions to call her and she will explain it more. She tells them that they will fully understand colors once they begin to paint. 

Now it’s time to go home. Olivia tells her friends to meet up with her next Monday, same time.  

Let’s continue - Time for the first class!

Start at the beginning – Olivia teachers her friends how to paint