... We're painting the town!

For this project you will be creating a color wheel using paint and using ONLY the primary colors. The primary colors are RED, BLUE, and YELLOW. HERE is an amazing link on color theory that has all kinds of interesting facts about color through the eyes of science and art. Here is my favorite example of a color wheel.......... ....and here is a normal color wheel. Notice that even though they are very different, they do share some similarities. Take a look at the website HERE to check out…

Using folded paper to inspire a unique color exploration.

As review of colors wheels and as an starting point to painting, students created "exploding color wheels." The requirements were: that they had to draw something in pen and ink make the color wheel "explode" from that object. I wish we had spent more time on discussing pen and ink work before we started. However it was fun to see the students solve the issue of making their color wheels explode. You can check out more at Artsonia.

In their color theory unit, art I students create a color wheel to begin second semester.

One of my favorite Art 1 projects is the Radial Design Color Wheel. I tweak it every year, but I have to say starting the year with a proj...

Looking for ways to teach Color Wheels and their combinations can be a bit of a puzzle. Weve noticed its not always easy finding the right tools. Teachers and parents often scramble for activities that can make learning about colors more interactive and engaging.

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