调色 (tiáo sè) — to mix colors, to blend colors (in painting, design, etc.)
Definition
A verb meaning to mix or blend colors (as a painter or designer does). Used with 画笔/颜料/颜色 — not for color-matching by name (那是 配色).
verb
to mix colorsto blend colors (in painting, design, etc.)
Examples
- 调色。Zhè wèi huà jiā zhèng zài yòng huà bǐ tiáo sè.This painter is mixing colors with a brush.
- ，。Wǒ xū yào tiáo yí xià sè, ràng huà miàn gèng liàng.I need to mix the colors a bit to make the picture brighter.
- ，调色。Tā xué le hǎo jǐ nián, zhōng yú xué huì tiáo sè le.She studied for several years and finally learned to mix colors.
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