Use a variety of drafting tools to create a circle divided into 12 equal parts (30° angles)
Mix the three primary colors to create a color wheel that includes the 3 primary colors, 3 secondary, and 6 tertiary colors
Create monochromatic color scale using a full range of values in a single hue
Create an analogous color scale with smooth transitions
Create a complementary color scale with a true neutral at its center
Watercolor practice exercise - SM - 2019
ACT Underground Videos:
Watercolor value scales (6 min)
Watercolor Shaded Sphere (15 min)
Color Scale: Analogous (7 min)
Color Scale: Value Scale (6 min)
Color Scale: Complementary (8 min)
Mixing Skin Tones (4 min)
Brush control exercises
Watercolor blending techniques
Watercolor Scales - ACT Underground YouTube Videos to demonstrate
Mixing Skin Tones - Fill a page in your sketchbook in which you mix a variety of human skin tones using only primary colors, and water.
Watercolor Color Wheel - mixing 36 different colors using only water, and red, blue and yellow pigments.
ACT Underground YouTube playlist to demonstrate
Practice: Mixing 12 Hues from the primary colors.
Video: Watercolor value scales (6 min)
Video: Mixing Skin Tones - Fill a page in your sketchbook in which you mix a variety of human skin tones using only primary colors, and water.
Detailed assignment sheet and assessment checklist
Color wheel with 12 base hues, tones, and shades
Three color scales: analogous, monochromatic, and complementary
Video: Color Scale: Analogous (7 min)
Video: Color Scale: Value Scale (6 min)
Video: Color Scale: Complementary (8 min)
Tutorial Video: (15 min)