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This is an unpainted color wheel. If you copy and paste it to a word document and enlarge it on to the page
you can then paint it in. Try mixing
Blue and Red to get the violet Of there
is more red than Blue it will go in the
space between red and violet and this is
called red violet. If it has more blue
then red it is called blue violet and goes
in the space between blue and violet.
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Sometimes I spell color (American spelling) and sometimes colour (British/Australian spelling) It comes
from growing up in one country and teaching in another. As I know my readership is likely to be around the
world I tend to just let both pop up as it will.
I intend to include more color wheel theory and color blending in this section at a later date. It will include
tinting and toning and things like analogous colours.
Now I will provide you with the same picture without color. Print it out and do your own experiments.
Or copy and paste
into a painting
program to fill in
your own colors
Ok here’s your next challenge. Do a net search of paintings done at different times of day and different
conditions. Eg. Sunrise paintings, Sunset paintings, Rainy day, Mist, High Noon, Cloudy. In the next
picture which I’ve provided paint it using the colors and mood of each of your research. There will be more
than one copy of the picture so you can see the different effects of color.
In the next few pics observe how the picture changes. Color can be applied in many different ways.
Some of the sky is applied watery and parts with a dry stroke. The water is a flat color with lines and shapes
of color placed over the top to make it seem liquid. The types of lines and direction provide a feeling that
the water is moving.