October 28, 2009
• Get your folder• Color vocabulary• Next steps for project
Name: Per:Date: Subject:
Color Wheel
• A diagram that organizes the basic colors
Colors that mix to create ALL other colors
1.Red2. Blue3. Yellow
Primary Colors
Colors made with 2 primary colors
1.Green (blue+yellow)
2.Orange (yellow+red)
3.Violet (blue+red)
Secondary Colors
Intermediate Colors
Colors made from 1 primary and 1 secondary color
1.Yellow-green (more yellow+green)
2.Yellow-orange (more yellow+orange)
3.Red-violet (more red+violet)
4.Red-orange (more red+orange)
5.Blue-green (more blue+green)
6.Blue-violet (more blue+violet)
Monochrome One color and it’s values
1.TINT= add white
2.TONE=add black
Complementary Colors
Colors that are opposite on the color wheel
1.Red & Green (Christmas)
2.Blue & Orange (Chicago Bears)
3.Violet & Yellow (Schurz
Brown, beige, tan, gray and black; earthy colors1. Mix complementary colors to get these colors!
Colors that are NEXT to each other on the color wheelAnalogous
Think of the sun or fire (oranges, reds, yellows). Usually appear to
come forward in space
Warm Colors
Think of water (blues, greens, violets). Usually appear to go back in space
Cool Colors
(The next few slides are not necessarily about color but relate to your upcoming
project. Please take notes!)
Pattern• Principle of Art; Repeated
elements to create a design or surface texture
Tessellation• A type of pattern where
each piece fits exactly into the next like a puzzle
M.C. Escher• An artist who used optical illusions,
“impossible spaces” and tessellations to create ‘mind bending’ imagery
• 1898-1972
What will I do next?
• Draw out and paint a modified color wheel on a square piece of paper
• Create a “tessellation” pattern around your color wheel
• Use “neutral colors” to paint the shapes around your color wheel
• Time: approximately 2 weeks