The Art of Colour colour MIXING Tints and

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The Art of Colour

The Art of Colour

colour MIXING Tints and Shades A shade of colour is made by mixing that

colour MIXING Tints and Shades A shade of colour is made by mixing that colour with black. A tint of colour is made by mixing that colour with white. This painting by Vincent Van Gogh, Fields in a Rising Storm, has tints and shades of blue in the sky, and tints and shades of green in the fields.

colour MIXING Tertiary colours Mixing primary and secondary colours creates tertiary colours. Tertiary colours

colour MIXING Tertiary colours Mixing primary and secondary colours creates tertiary colours. Tertiary colours include: 1) Red-Violet 2) Blue-Violet 3) Blue-Green 4) Yellow Green 5) Red-Orange 6) Yellow-Orange On the colour wheel, the tertiary colours are located between the primary and secondary colours they are made from.

colour MIXING neutrals Neutrals don't usually show up on the colour wheel. Neutrals include

colour MIXING neutrals Neutrals don't usually show up on the colour wheel. Neutrals include black, white, grey, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones. ” There a few different ways to make neutrals. You can blend black and white to make grey. You can create brown in two ways—by blending two complementary colours together or by blending all three primary colours together. Snow in New York by Robert Henri In Snow in New York, Robert Henri uses many different neutrals. You can see a few glimpses of red paint, but the overall effect is of natural browns, whites and grays--like those you might see in rocks, sand, dirt, or clay.

Complementary colours are the colours that are directly across from each other on the

Complementary colours are the colours that are directly across from each other on the colour wheel • Blue & Orange • Red & Green • Purple. Lily, & Yellow Carnation, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent

Harmonious colours These colours are located next to each other on the wheel, such

Harmonious colours These colours are located next to each other on the wheel, such as: • Blue, Blue-green, Green • Red, Red-Orange, and Orange • Harmonious colours share one colour Sunflowers By Vincent Van Gogh

Paul Klee ‘Double Tent’ Paul Klee (1879 -1940)was a painter born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland

Paul Klee ‘Double Tent’ Paul Klee (1879 -1940)was a painter born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland ‘Architecture’ ‘Blossoming’

Your task is to re-create this painting by Paul Klee. First use a ruler

Your task is to re-create this painting by Paul Klee. First use a ruler to divide your A 3 sheet roughly in half vertically. Then draw a number of horizontal lines down the length of the page, a ruler width apart. Next draw 6 diagonal lines – yes 6! Look carefully at how they are offset. Now you are ready to paint. Use your knowledge of paint mixing. ‘Double Tent’ by Paul Klee.

Resources Images have been borrowed from the following websites… Fields in a Rising Storm

Resources Images have been borrowed from the following websites… Fields in a Rising Storm by Vincent Van Gogh www. factmonster. com The Fighting Temeraire by William Turner www. all-art. org Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh www. allartclassic. com The Walk, Lady with a Parasol by Claude Monet www. latifm. com Snow in New York by Robert Henri www. usc. edu Carnation, Lily, Rose by John Singer Sargent www. artcyclopedia. com