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Student Notcs 1.2; THE ELEMENT OF COLOR [very tine you choose somthing to wear or decorate a room, you art instinctively working witha color scheme. Because color awaraes is an impoitant part of your hfe, yoshould Know tat here is a theory of choosing color tat complement each ote. Color Wheel. The color whee! is a means of organizing the colors inte spectrum, The only colors not it sxe black, white,-and gry. Colors are divided into groups ‘PRIMARY COLORS: cannct be produced by mixing otter colors together: red, yellow, blue ‘SECONDARY COLORS: produced by mixing primary colors: violet, oaage, green INTERMEDIATE COLORS: produced by mixing a pimary anda secondary color: ex. blue green, ed viokt NEUTRALS: whit, back, pray and brown 1990 by The Cote for Ale Reach in Ban, ne Color semes may be selected by choosing colors from the whee tht wil complement each oes ‘These ae: MONOCHROMATIC: seven ales of one coo: ight bite, medium ble, dak Hive ANALOGOUS: enor tat we nex cach te a the color wil ex. yeow yellow orang, cane, and re COMPLEMENTARY: clos that are opposite exch ether onthe color wil ef and grea, vile ad ‘yelow SPLIT COMPLEMENT: tues clos at are oposite each ber on te whee, bat to ir side of the exact ‘opposite, ex: red, Bhe gee, sad yellow geco DOUBLE SPLIT COMPLEMENT: fou coos, two oa citer side of two complements, bat ‘ot tbe complenedtary color ex red orange and el Viet, yelow geca ad ive ge=a The Element of Color Painting a Color Wheel Objectives: ” “To paint the colors of the spectrum and then organize ‘them on a color wheel. ‘To understand the properties of color. Materials: paint tray, a paper plate to be used for mixing colors, paint brush, water in a margarine bowl, newspaper to cover your work area, a paper towel fo Keep your hands clean, red, yellow fe blue paint, white paper, pencil, READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING! Directions: 1) Sign your name and class number to the lower right hand corner of the paper. 2) Pour a small amount of red,, blue and, yellow tempera paint into your mixing fray. Leave emply spaces between the paints so your colors don't get improperly mixed, 3) You will be filing in the color wheel as marked... Start by painting the primary colors of red, yellow and blue into their spaces. BE SURE TO RINSE AND DRY YOUR. BRUSH BEFORE DIPPING IT INTO A NEW COLOR! 4) Transfer a dab of each of the primary colors onto the paint palette (the paper plate). By doing this you will always have pure primary colors to draw from, 5) On the paper plate, carefully mix each pair of primary colors io create the secondary colors of orange, green, and violet, Add these colors to your color wheel, PRIMARY COLORS SECONDARY COLORS ‘IRIAD) ‘RIAD 1) On the paper plate, carefully mix each of primary colors with it's secondary color “neighbor” to create the intermediate colors, REFER TO YOUR COLOR WHEEL TO SEE WHICH COLORS ARE TO BE MIXED TOGETHER, Add these intermediate colors to your calor wheel. 1) Toeminutes before the end of class begin cleaning your work area. Your table and supplies must be completely cleaned before you will be dismissed to your: rest class, No late passes will be issued so be sure allow yourself enough time to get the job done property. f 8) Place your painting on the drying rack that has your : dass number on it Wash and return to the supply table all of the dassroom materials that you have used today. 10) Clean, wash, and dry your work table, AV 2G cote wie Pekin ‘The Element of Color rainting a Color Wheel orange ee ~> cotoa ware, + The Element of Color Painting a Color Wheel Objectives: To paint the colors of the spectrum and then organize them on a color wheel, To understand the properties of color. Materials; paint tray, a paper plate fo be used for mixing colors, paint brush, water in a margarine bowl, newspaper fo cover your ‘work area, a paper towel to Keep your hands clean, red, yellow é& blue paint, white paper, pencil READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING! Directions: 1) Sign your name and class number to the lower right hand corner of the paper. 2) Pour a small amount of red, blue and, yellow tempera paint into your mixing fray. Leave emply spaces between the paints so your colors don't get improperly mixed, 3) You will be filling in the color wheel as marked. Start by painting the primary colors of red. yellow and blue into their spaces. BE SURE TO RINSE AND DRY YOUR BRUSH BEFORE DIPPING IT INTO A NEW COLOR: 4) Transfer a dab of each of the primary colors onto the paint palette (the paper plate). By doing this you wil alvays have pure primary colors to draw from. 5) On the paper plate, carefully mix each pair of primary colors to create the secondary colors of orange, green, and violet, Add these colors to your color wheel, Pebie The Element of Color PAINTING COLOR SCHEMES Objectives: To organize and identify the colors on the color wheel. To identify and group various-color schemes Materials: Paints, ragazine, scrap sheet of white peper to be used for mixing colors, paint brush, water in 2 margarine bowl, newspaper to cover your work area, dime sized amounts of primary colors, black, and while paint, a paper towel to Keep your hands clean, scissors, pencil, ruler, a white sheet of paper, the dry color wheel that {you painted in the last lesson. READ ALL DIRECTIONS BEFORE BEGINNING! Directions: )Weite your name and class number on the lower right hand corner of the white paper. 2)0n the color-wheel that you painted in the last lesson, draw a solid line to connect the primary colors. it will Look like a triangle, red yellow f NN blue 3) Draw a dotted line to connect the secondary colors. orange violet epee 4) Refer to your color wheel as you complete the painting color schemes worksheet. Element of Color ting Color Schemes coaous- colors that are next to | other on the cotor wheel nlementacy- (contrasting)~ colors that are directly ss from each other on the or whee). Ce, orange & Due). fen Jocating this color schene adic: Three colors that are Jarated by tho colors on the color ve). Think of a triangle when eating this color schene. 2, yellow ,red, blue) uncals blacks, whites, grays browns ix complenentary- Three colors- lor and the two colors that on either side of the First color's plenent. (eg yellow, blue-viotet ed-violet) Think of the Tetter ¥ Painting Values- Tints & Shades- of Colors Hue isthe coloe we see-og ed ‘Value is the lighiness or dazkness of a color. Adding white toa color makes tints. ‘Adding black toa color makes shades. Intensity isthe brightness ofa color. Some reds ae bright and ces, some are ‘mud or dull In this exercise you will be making a value chart by adding white (to crete tnt) and black (to create shades) to pare, intense color. Fold a 12°x 18" paper in half thee times 90 you have eight rows. ‘Mack the top ofeach row a follows GRAY, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, VIOLET, RAW UMBER_ (BROWN) ‘On a magazine page place anicke-sized dollop of black and one of white. Place dime sized drops ofeach of the colors listed above, Leave space around the drops 50 you have room for mixing the colors. IMPORTANT: RINSE YOUR BRUSH & CHANGE THE WATER OFTEN SO ‘YOUR DON'T CONTAMINATE ONE COLOR WITH ANOTHER. Staring wit the black & white dip the tp of your brush int the black an mix & tiny amount of black into the white so you now have alight gray. Punt one brushstroke of that color atthe top ofthe gray row. Continue addr tiny amounts of black to the white aint and painting a brush stroke onto the paper so by the time you have moved tothe bottom ofthe row you should have avery dark gray 1. Now move to the red row. Paint pure red in the middle section ofthat row. Rinse your brush. Move a small amount of white psint over by the red. Mix a TINY. _amountof red onto the white to make very light pink and paint one stroke ofthis value onto the top ofthe red row. Continue mixing and painting tits until you reach the pure color you painted in the middle ofthe row. Now rise your brush and start adding TINY amounts of black to your red tnt and continue on to the bottom ofthe ow. . Paint rows of values foreach ofthe colors on your chart. Sign the lower right hand corner of your paper & store it on the drying rack. ‘Mixing Complementary Colors Vol 8.4411" paper lengthwise to form three long ros ‘Mark the primary colors, red, yellow, blue, along the top ofeach row and the ‘complementary secondary calor, green, violet, orange atthe bottom of each row as listed below. These colors are across from each other on the color wheel Red at top, greenatbottom Yellow at top, vioet at bottom Blue at top,qpammat bottom ‘orange. ‘Start atthe top of each row and paint in the pure primary color. Aid avery small ‘amount of ts consplementary colar to itand paint brushstroke keneath the pure color. Continue moving ¥ way down the row. ‘Then startat thebottom ofthe row and paint a stroke of the purecomplementary color. Add a verysmall amount ofits complementary color to itand paint a brushstroke above the pure secondary color. Continue moving Yeway up the row to ‘complete the rov. Mark you name and class period on the bottom right hand corner ofthis paper. ‘Staple your color theory papers together in tis order and hand fa wren dy. 1 Color whee! 2. Color schemes 3. Color value chart ‘4. Complementary color values

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