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brightness
intensity or strength of
colour
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dye
a soluble colouring material
which soaks into and bonds with the material it is applied
to.
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ink
a coloured liquid used
for writing or a sticky paste used for printing.
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pigment
an insoluble colouring material that can
be mixed with water or oil and applied to a surface as a coating
or paint
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shade
a colour produced by mixing a pure colour
with grey or black
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colour
a quality of an object you can see, depending
on the light reflected from it
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fastness
a measure of how well a
dye or pigment stays in the fabric, and does not fade with
washing or in sunlight.
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paint
a mixture of pigment with
water, oil, etc. which can be used as a covering or for colouring
or for making pictures on canvas, paper, etc
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primary colour
3 colours which cannot be made from
any other
paints and inks - magenta, cyan and yellow
(as in a computer printer cartridge) |
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tone
a colour that slightly changes another
on mixing, e.g.,
blue with a greenish tone
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