Color Wheel

CAS Visual Art Standards

3.1 Establish a practice of planning and experimentation to advance concepts and technical skills.

3.2. Ideate and build works of art and design to demonstrate growth and proficiency in traditional and new art media.

4.2. Develop proficiency in visual communication skills that extends learning to new contexts.

Project Requirements

• Practice color mixing (Use the primary colors to create secondary and tertiary colors) using watercolor

• Research and plan a cohesive theme for your color spectrum (Use big ideas as your starting point)

• Choose a repeating image or different objects (same theme) of items but focus on their actual color.

• Include all 12 primary, secondary and tertiary colors in your final color spectrum

• Cover 90% of the paper with watercolor/drawings

• Document the process with photos and and complete a written reflection 

Academic Vocab: 

Primary, secondary, tertiary, complementary colors, split complementary colors, color spectrum

Materials: 

Tempera paint, records, glue, scissors, paper, cardboard, found objects, etc.

Tools and Techniques: 

Color mixing, paint brush, paint palette, watercolor

Related Artists: 

Emily Blincoe

Odili Donald Odita

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/segments/211213-sky-isnt-blue

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-secret-lives-of-color/

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