Mixing Tints and Shades
Learning to lighten colors with white (tints) and darken them with black (shades) to create depth.
Key Questions
- Explain how adding white changes the feeling of a color.
- Differentiate between a tint and a shade of the same color.
- Construct a color scale showing various tints and shades of a single hue.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Suggested Methodologies
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