Do Now: What is this?
Other types of Color Wheels
ELEMENT OF DESIGN: Pigments and COLOR!
Pigments A material (paint) that changes the color of reflected or transmitted light
Tempera Paint Colored pigments mixed with water Water soluble
2 Main Color Categories
PRIMARY COLORS: Three colors that make other colors when mixed Red Yellow Blue
SECONDARY COLORS 1.Made from two primary colors 2.Primary + Primary = Secondary Orange Green Purple
Combinations R + B = P R + Y = O B + Y = G
Color Order Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet ROYGBV
How to read a color wheel
Color wheels show us: Color order Categories Opposites Color mixing
What do you think we call this group of colors?
Neutral Colors
Black + White = Grey Brown = 3 Primaries (more red and yellow)
Tint A color + White + =
Shade A color mixed with black + =
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Do Now: Review: Explain what information this color wheel is showing you.
Warm and Cool Colors
The visual temperature of a color Can symbolize emotions, moods, personality traits, places
List what colors you would use to represent a hot temperature.
Warm Colors Red Orange Yellow
List what colors you would use to represent a cold temperature.
Cool Colors Blue Green Purple
Observe the two green squares below. Compare and contrast the two colors. A B
Which purple is a cool purple and explain why? A B