Color Schemes

CAS Visual Art Standards

1.3. Use artmaking processes as forms of inquiry to increase independent reasoning and perception skills to increase knowledge.

2.1. Use criteria and personal discernment to evaluate works of art and design, taking into consideration the variables that influence how the work is perceived.

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.

Project Requirements

• Create a color wheel using the 3 primary colors 

• Create a geometric design by tracing stencils and shapes or create one digitally using Google Drawings

• Practice mixing colors to create up to 4 Color Schemes including analogous, complementary, split-complementary, triad

• Complete the geometric design by filling in geometric shapes with chosen color schemes

Academic Vocab: 

Analogous, complementary, split-complementary, triad, primary colors, secondary colors, 

Materials: 

Tempera paint, paintbrushes, paint palette, watercolor paper, painters tape, water cup, pencil, stencils

Techniques: 

Color mixing, color matching

Related Artists: 

https://heatherday.com/

Essential Questions

How can we explore color theory using different color schemes?

http://artconfidence.blogspot.com/2011/08/color-theory-and-balance.html?m=1

https://mymodernmet.com/basic-color-theory/2/

Where do you see color schemes in everyday life?

Examples

Monochromatic

Complementary 

Analogous  

Split Complementary

Triadic (Primary/Secondary Colors)

Square