Colour Theory

a) circle the correct answer b) shade in the correct colours with pencil crayon in the box c) answer
the question for both: Part 1 and 2

1. A) Cool colors are ______________.

a. Orange, green and violet.

b. Blue, green and violet.

c. Yellow, blue and green.

d. Blue, black and brown.

B) Colour in the correct colour combination in the square

C) Why are these cool colours?

2. A) Warm colors are____________.

a. yellow, red, and orange.

b. yellow, red and blue.

c. yellow, green and blue

d. orange, purple and brown.

B) Colour in the correct colour combination in the squares

C) Why are they warm colours?

Colour Theory Self Assessment

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Skill with this understand
it mostly

understand what colours on

the colour wheel are warm
colours

understand what colours on

the colour wheel are cool
colours

which colours are brighter

intensity

which colours are darker

intensity

how these colours can be

used in relationship to each
other in a work of art

how to use these colours with

the elements and principles
of design

the visual contrast between

each groupings of colours

which group of colours

presents what feeling or
emotion

using complementary colours

to create contrast in a
artwork
A culminating activity I could have students do (Visual Arts Grade 9/10) based on colour
theory could be creating a painting using either a cool colour scheme or a warm colour
scheme from the colour wheel. They would have to use either reds, oranges, yellows, or
blues, greens, violets using colour mixing to make tints (adding white) shades (by adding
black) or tones (by adding grey). After students create there work they are to do a short
write up on the colours they used in their painting and what colour mixing they did.

Rubric

Knowledge and Understanding

Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Knowledge of demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates

content (e.g. only limited some knowledge considerable thorough
definitions, knowledge of of colour knowledge of knowledge of
techniques, colour theory/elements colour colour
elements and theory/elements and principles of theory/elements theory/elements
principles of and principles design and principles and principles
designs, colour of design
theory)

Understanding of demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates a demonstrates

content (e.g., only limited some considerable thorough
concepts, ideas, understanding understanding of amount of colour understanding of
styles, of colour colour theory colour
procedures, theory/elements theory/elements understanding/ele theory/elements
processes, and principles and principles ments and and principles
relationships of design principles
among elements)

Communication
Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Expression and expresses and expresses and expresses and expresses and
organization of organizes ideas organizes ideas organizes ideas organizes ideas
ideas and and and and and
understandings in understandings understandings understandings understandings
visual art forms through art with through art with through art with through art with
(e.g., expression limited some considerable a high degree of
of ideas and effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
feelings using
visuals,
techniques) and in
oral and written
forms (e.g., clear
expression and
logical
organization in
critical responses
to own art works

Communication is communicates communicates communicates communicates

clear for different for different for different for different for different
audiences and audiences and audiences and audiences and audiences and
purposes through purposes with purposes with purposes with purposes with a
the arts and in limited some considerable high degree of
oral and written effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
forms
Use of uses uses uses Use conventions,
conventions visual conventions, conventions, conventions, vocabulary, and
arts (e.g., vocabulary, and vocabulary, and vocabulary, and terminology of
vocabulary) and terminology of terminology of terminology of the arts with a
arts vocabulary the arts with the arts with the arts with high degree of
and terminology in limited some considerable effectiveness
oral and written effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
forms