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12 Step Color Wheel

Objectives:

To demonstrate comprehension of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors by creating a 12 step color wheel using only primary colors plus black & white.

To demonstrate comprehension of tints and shades.

Focus on craftsmanship and paint blending.

Colors can be organized into an arrangement forming a circle, or wheel of 12 colors. Nine of these can be produced from three colors mixed in a variety of combinations. The colors are divided into three groups: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Assignment:

Create a 12 step color wheel including 12 pure hues, 12 tints, and 12 shades. You may create a wheel with creative additions, or any other shape that contains all 12 hues, tints, and shades. Make your project look different and unique!

Directions:

Draw a vertical line to divide the color wheel in half (12 o’clock to 6 o’clock)

Draw a horizontal line to divide the paper into 4 quadrants (9 o’clock to 3 o’clock)

Divide each of the 4 quadrants into equal thirds. (1 o’clock to 7 o’clock, 2 o’clock to 8 o’clock, 4 o’clock to 10 o’clock, 5 o’clock to 11 o’clock)

Color Terms:

*Hue: the generic name of a color-pure color

*Tint: hue plus white

*Shade: hue plus black

Primary Colors: All other colors are mixed from these:

Red, Yellow, and Blue

Secondary Colors: These are made by mixing two primary colors.

• Green (Blue plus Yellow)

• Violet (Red plus Blue)

• Orange (Red plus Yellow)

Tertiary Colors: These are made by mixing one primary color with one secondary color next to it on the color wheel.

Red-Orange (Red plus Orange)

Red-Violet (Red plus Violet)

Yellow-Orange (Yellow plus Orange)

Yellow-Green (Yellow plus Green)

Blue-Green (Blue plus Green)

Blue-Violet (Blue plus Violet)

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