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COLOR DESCRIPTIONS Color Wheel More Colors white yellow- green yellow pink green yellow orange brown blue- orange green grey blue red- black orange tan blue- red purple red - purple purple Color Shades deep pale deep medium light dark Light or pale colors have Deep or dark colors have more white in them. more black in them. Painting Color Descriptions Handout Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One Activity #3: Comparing Colors Handout A icy white frosted lavender spring eggplant sweet plum lace crocus grape Examples a. Which color is paler, frosted plum or lavender lace? Frosted plum is paler than lavender lace. b. Which color is darker, eggplant or sweet grape? Sweet grape is darker than eggplant. Write the missing word in each blank. 1. Which color is brighter, frosted plum or eggplant? Eggplant is ______________than frosted plum. 2. Which color is deeper, eggplant or spring crocus? Eggplant is ____________________ than spring crocus. 3. Which color is lighter, frosted plum or spring crocus? Frosted plum is __________________ than spring crocus. 4. Which color is darker, icy white or lavender lace? Lavender lace is ____________________than icy white. 5. Which color is bolder, frosted plum or eggplant? Eggplant is _________________ than frosted plum. 6. Which color is stronger, lavender lace or sweet grape? Sweet grape is _____________ than lavender lace. Painting Comparing Colors Handout A Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One Activity #3: Comparing Colors Handout B icy white frosted lavender spring eggplant sweet plum lace crocus grape Examples a. Which color is paler, frosted plum or lavender lace? Frosted plum is paler than eggplant. b. Which color is darker, eggplant or sweet grape? Sweet grape is darker than eggplant. Write the correct word in each blank. 1. Which color is brighter, frosted plum or eggplant? _____________________ is _____________than____________________. 2. Which color is deeper, eggplant or spring crocus? _____________________ is ______________than ____________________. 3. Which color is lighter, frosted plum or spring crocus? ______________________ is ____________than _____________________. 4. Which color is darker, icy white or lavender lace? ______________________ is _____________than_____________________. 5. Which color is bolder, frosted plum or eggplant? _______________________is _____________ than _____________________. 6. Which color is stronger, lavender lace or sweet grape? _______________________is _____________ than ______________________. Painting Comparing Colors Handout B Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One Activity #3: Comparing Colors Handout C icy white frosted lavender spring eggplant sweet plum lace crocus grape Examples a. Which color is paler, frosted plum or lavender lace? Frosted plum is paler than lavender lace. b. Which color is darker, eggplant or sweet grape? Sweet grape is darker than eggplant. Write the answers to the questions on the lines. 1. Which color is brighter, frosted plum or eggplant? ____________________________________________________________. 2. Which color is deeper, eggplant or spring crocus? ____________________________________________________________. 3. Which color is lighter, frosted plum or spring crocus? _____________________________________________________________. 4. Which color is darker, icy white or lavender lace? ______________________________________________________________. 5. Which color is bolder, frosted plum or eggplant? _______________________________________________________________. 6. Which color is stronger, lavender lace or sweet grape? _______________________________________________________________. Painting Comparing Colors Handout C Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Choosing Your Colors Dining Room Living Room Bathroom Master Bedroom Painting Room Interior Pictures Handout Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One Activity #5: Paint Color Plan Handout A Room Old Colors Reason to Change Color New Colors Reason for New Color Walls: Walls: The dining room colors are These new colors are ______________. Dining Trim: too _________________. Trim: Room They will make the dining room Accent: We want the dining room to Accent: ______________________________er. be __________________er. Walls: Walls: Master The master bedroom colors These new colors are ______________. Bedroom Trim: are too _______________ Trim: We want this bedroom to be They will make the bedroom Accent Accent _____________________er. ______________________________er. Walls: The living room colors are Walls: Living too ___________________. These new colors are ______________. Room Trim: Trim: We want the living room to They will make the living room Accent be __________________er. Accent _____________________________er. Walls: Walls: The bathroom colors are These new colors are ______________. Trim: too ___________________. Trim: Bathroom They will make the bathroom Accent We want the bathroom to be Accent _____________________________er. _____________________er. Painting Paint Color Plan Handout A Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One Activity #5: Paint Color Plan Handout B Room Old Colors Reason to Change Color New Colors Reason for New Color Walls: Walls: The dining room colors are These new colors are ____________________ Dining Trim: ______________________________. Trim: _____________________________________. Room Accent: We want the kitchen to be _________ Accent: They will make the dining room ____________ ______________________________. _____________________________________. Walls: Walls: Master The master bedroom colors are _____ These new colors are ____________________ Bedroom Trim: ______________________________. Trim: _____________________________________. Accent We want this bedroom to be _______ Accent They will make the bedroom ______________ ______________________________. _____________________________________. Walls: The living room colors are Walls: ___________ __________________. These new colors are ___________________ Living Trim: Trim: ____________________________________. Room We want the living room to be ______ Accent ______________________________. Accent They will make the living room ____________ _____________________________________. Walls: Walls: The bathroom colors are ___________ These new colors are ___________________ Trim: _______________________________. Trim: ____________________________________. Bathroom Accent We want the bathroom to be ________ Accent They will make the bathroom _______________________________. ______________________________________. Painting Paint Color Plan Handout B Choosing Your Colors Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center Lesson One .