Creative color wheel how to#

Have studentsР’В paint along with you as you demonstrateРІР‚В¦.Р”Сћ. Introduce the primary colors:red, yellow, and blue.

yellow and violet, red and green, or blue and orange)Р”РЋ.

Complimentary Colors РІР‚вЂњ two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel (ex.

Tertiary Color РІР‚вЂњ a neutral, brown or gray, created by mixing all three primary colors together (or by mixing two secondary colors, or two complimentary colors, either of which will also contain allР’В three primary colors).

Intermediate Color РІР‚вЂњ a color created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color (ex.

Secondary Color РІР‚вЂњ orange, green, or violet (a color created by mixing two primary colors together).

Primary Color РІР‚вЂњ red, yellow, or blue (a color that canРІР‚в„ўt be created by mixing other colors).

Water in small plastic containers (I like the clear, pint size containers from the deli).

Tempera paint: red (or magenta), yellow, and blue (or turquoise)РІР‚В¦ I like to use magenta and turquoise for color mixing since theyРІР‚в„ўre closest in color to the magenta and cyan inks used in the four color printing process РІР‚вЂњ magenta, yellow, cyan, and black.

Color wheel templates, cut out and glued onto РІР‚СљuncoatedРІР‚Сњ paper platesР’В (paint adheres best to the РІР‚СљuncoatedРІР‚Сњ plates, and theyРІР‚в„ўre cheaper, too!).Paper plates, 2 per student (one for a palette, one for the color wheel).

Creative color wheel how to#

Why purchase pre-mixed paint colors when students can learn to mix their own colors for more variety and more interesting results? Making a color wheel teaches students how to mix the colors they want while learning the basics of color theory! For a printable 7 page pdf of this project (including my color wheel template), please visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!