07 Jul art
The color wheel assignment
Please thoroughly read the following instructions before proceeding with this project.
The color wheel assignment is a fun and exciting assignment that you can do in the comfort of your own home. In your Custom Deluxe Art Material Mailer you should have received a printed 11 inch by 17 inch outline of a color wheel, a set of acrylic paint, and a camel hair brush. In addition to these materials you will need a cup of water to wash your brush out in, and something to serve as a palette when we mix our colors. A plastic lid to a margarine tub or ice cream container is ideal. A glass plate, or even a paper plate is good. Our goal will be to locate and mix colors in order to complete the color wheel.
To begin the color wheel assignment, locate the three sections of the color wheel, which should be filled in with the primary colors. Primary colors are the colors from which all of the colors can be made. They are yellow, blue and red. As precisely as possible, apply these colors to the surface of the wheel in the proper location. Happily, you can use these straight out of the bottle without mixing.
Second, find the location of the secondary colors. These colors are made by mixing two primary colors together in approximately equal amounts. They are orange, green and violet (red and yellow create orange, yellow and blue create green, and red and blue create violet). Practice mixing these colors on your palette until youre confident you have achieved the proper color. Paint these colors in their respective location on the color wheel.
Third, mix the tertiary colors (also known as intermediate colors), which are located between the secondary colors on the wheel. These colors are created when a secondary is mixed with a primary color. These colors include; red violet, blue violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow orange, and red orange. Once youve added these colors to the wheel you are almost done.
Lastly, experiment with mixing a neutral gray by combining pairs of complementary colors. Complementary colors are located directly across each other in the color wheel, such as, red and green, orange and blue, and yellow and violet. Please be aware that creating neutral gray is a difficult task; simply do the best that you can, and paint the resulting color in the 2 inch center of the color wheel.
Hopefully, this exercise will provide you with a hands-on foundation for the understanding of how colors are made. We will refer to this project Later on the course and continue to build upon our understanding of color.
For this assignment, you will be graded on
2) Craftsmanship (13 points). Do you make straight, accurate lines? Did you apply the paint uniformly over each section? Are there little or no brushstrokes visible?
3) Successful completion of the project in a timely manner (necessary for any credit) – including:
- Your photograph must be clear and well lit.
- Your photograph must be saved as a JPEG file.
- Your file must be uploaded to the assignment page before the deadline. Remember to allow yourself sufficient time to do the work well, document it clearly, and submit your work.
