Usage Note
Farbkreis is the circular arrangement of hues used in colour theory to show relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary colours. Itten's Farbkreis is taught in most design and art schools. Masculine noun.
Examples
"Anhand des Farbkreises erklärte die Lehrerin Komplementär- und Analogfarben."
Natural Translation
Using the colour wheel the teacher explained complementary and analogous colours.
Literal Translation
On the basis of the colour-wheel explained the teacher complementary and analogous colours.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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