Monday, June 1, 2015

Art Lessons On The Color Wheel

The color wheel is pleasant in many fields including Craft, interior invent and fashion.


The colour rotate is a visual base of colours and how they relate to Everyone other. Included are three relevant colours -- brick, woebegone and deceitful -- which are colours that cannot be produced by mixing any other colours well-organized. The three secondary colours are purple, immature and orange and are formed by mixing two valuable colours cool. As well on the colour shove are six "tertiary" colours, which are and commonly celebrated as intermediate colours. The tertiary colours are red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, and red-orange and are formed by combining a essential colour with a secondary colour that it is bordering on the colour shove.


Mix It Up!

Have students dress in old clothes and provide smocks to protect clothing. Provide gloves, nontoxic finger paint, paper, water and plenty of paper towels. Ask students to start with primary colors and then mix all the colors on the color wheel from the three primary colors. When all the colors have been created, ask them to create a picture using the newly mixed colors. This activity is best done outside and with adult supervision.



Color Wheel Shuffle


If you have several students, divide them into color groups. For larger groups, classify them by individual colors, and for smaller groups, group by primary or secondary color. This may be designated by the colors of their shirts or by handing out colored pieces of paper. Give the "go" signal and have each child pair up with someone representing her complementary color.


Color Wheel Art


Ask students to select a color on the color wheel. After they have selected their color, show them the color that complements the one they chose. Direct them to make a picture using only those two colors.


Color Wheel Test

A visual mannequin of the color wheel is easily obtained in books and online. Show the students the color wheel and explain whether each color is a primary or secondary color and what colors complement each other. Print out a blank color wheel and ask the student to color it with crayons to test their memory.