Continuing our series on colour mixing, here is an example of using the different tints, tones and shades of a colour to create an interesting monochromatic look. Tints add white to the colour, making it lighter, tones add gray to a colour, making it cloudy (less intense) and shades add black to a colour to make it darker. For example, on the left we have a shade of blue in the jacket and a tint of blue in the pants. On the right, the same is true for the greens, a tint in the pants and a shade in the jacket. Repetition is still in play here, in the colour itself, but also in the undertone, with the cool blues and warm greens mixing together.
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