Color Theory
Workbook Color Wheel
PURPLE ORANGE
BLUE YELLOW
BLUE / GREEN YELLOW / GREEN GREEN
Color in the wheel with the color that matches the word.
What do you already know about color?
Did you notice anything new when you see all the colors together?
Primary and Secondary Colors Color in the circles on the left with the color that matches the word.
Red
Yellow Blue
Primary Colors
What do you notice about these three colors? Draw a picture using only primary colors.
Orange
Green Purple
Secondary Colors
What do you notice about these three colors? Draw a picture using only secondary colors. Warm and Cool Colors Color in the circles on the left with the color that matches the word.
Red
Yellow Orange
Warm Colors
What objects have these colors? Draw a picture using only warm colors.
Blue
Purple Green
Cool Colors
What objects have these colors? Draw a picture using only cool colors. Complementary colors: any two Draw a picture using one set of complementary colors that are on the opposite side colors. of the color wheel. Example: blue and orange.
Double complementary: two sets Draw a picture using two sets of of colors that are on the complementary colors. opposite side of color wheel. Example: orange and blue, and red and green.
Analogous colors: three colors that are Draw a picture using analogous colors. next to each other on the color wheel. Example: red, orange red, and orange. Monochromatic Color Scheme Monochromatic colors - all the colors of a single hue. For example, the row below are different colors of red.
Tint - a mixture of a color with white added. Tints are lighter colors of a hue. Shade - a mixture of a color with black added. Shades are darker colors of a hue.
Following the red example below, create three different monochromatic color schemes with two tints and two shades of a pure color (see color wheel).
Lighter Tint Tint Shade Darker Shade Famous Works of Art Find a famous work of art. Here are some helpful links to get you started:
https://www.sfmoma.org/artists-artworks/ art.famsf.org https://www.metmuseum.org/learn/kids-and-families
Once you find a colorful painting you like, answer these questions.
What colors are being used?
Did the artist use complementary colors or analogous colors?
Did the artist use warm or cool colors? Did the artist use dark shades or light tints?
Why do you think the artist chose those colors?
How does this work of art make you feel?
Putting it All Together Draw your own work of art using the color patterns and concepts we learned.
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