Exploring The Color Wheel Color wheel Grade 3

Exploring The Color Wheel Color wheel Grade 3 Danica Rice

Primary Colors What is special and unique to only these three colors? All other colors come from these three colors. You cannot obtain these colors by mixing other colors. Can you list some common places that these colors are used? Why are they used?

Secondary Colors red + yellow = orange blue + red = purple yellow + blue = green

Creating Secondary Colors Secondary colors are created when you mix two primary colors. Click this link to try it out! Canvas Step 1: Choose the paint bucket as your tool. Step 2: Change the “size” to make it as large as possible. Step 3: Move the “opacity” meter to the center. Step 4: Start by choosing the color RED and splash some paint onto the canvas. Step 5: Now choose the color YELLOW and paint over some of the red. What color do you see now? ORANGE Now try this for the other combinations of primary colors.

Complementary Colors q Every color has an opposite which is referred to as it’s Complement. q Complements are directly across the color wheel from each other. q Some people say that opposites attract, do you think so? Watch this video on color and color complements and learn why complements are used. The Color Wheel is Simple!

Apply What You’ve Learned Paint these Two Fish with ONLY complementary colors. Paint this Dinosaur with ONLY secondary colors. Paint this Jester with ONLY primary colors.

Review Questions Instructions: Answer on a separate sheet of paper and hand in on the due date mentioned in class. Answer before proceeding to the next slide. 1. What are three primary colors? 2. Is it true that you can create the primary colors by mixing other colors together? 3. What are three secondary colors? 4. What two colors make green? 5. Yellow and purple are _____ colors. You may use this link for additional help: Reviewing the Color Wheel

Famous Works San Giorgio Maggiore At Dusk Two colors stand out the most in this painting. How would you describe these colors? Blue and Orang are complementary colors. Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 -1926) is a famous French painter and one of the founders of the Impressionism movement.

Famous Works Vincent van Gogh believed color was very important in order to express yourself. This image contains two Primary Colors ________ and Secondary Color one_______. Poppies, c. 1886 © 2010 Van Gogh Gallery

Famous Works These two colors (blue and orange) are Complementary _________ Going Across, Bridget Riley

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Credits Monet, the complete works. (n. d. ). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from http: //www. claudemonetgallery. org/ Vincent Van Gogh. (n. d. ). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Gallery: http: //www. vangoghgallery. com/misc/bio. html Complete works. (n. d. ). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from http: //www. hunterian. gla. ac. uk/archive/bridget/across. html