Colour theory activity
Materials
- Watercolor Paints
- Watercolor Paper: Use heavyweight, textured paper
- Paintbrushes: Various watercolor brushes (round, flat, and detail brushes in various sizes) .
- Paper Towels or Tissues
- Palette
Instructions:
- Draw or Use a Template: Draw a color wheel with 12 segments on paper or use a provided template.
- Start with Primary Colors: Paint the primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) in three segments on the wheel.
- Mix to Form Secondary Colors: Combine each pair of primary colors to create secondary colors:
Red + Yellow = Orange
Blue + Yellow = Green
Red + Blue = Purple Place these secondary colors in segments between the primary colors.
- Create Tertiary Colors: Mix each primary color with a neighboring secondary color to form tertiary colors:
Red + Orange = Red-Orange
Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange
Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green
Blue + Green = Blue-Green
Blue + Purple = Blue-Purple
Red + Purple = Red-Purple Place these tertiary colors in the appropriate segments between primary and secondary colors.