The colour wheel

All the colours transmit different sensations.

Colours green and blue are related to peace. Red and orange to energy.

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Click here to learn more about what feelings the colours can produce.

Primary coloursMixing three colours you can

obtain infinite colours. These are called primary colours, because they are not mixtures, they are original.

The primary colours are magenta, cyan and yellow.

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magenta

yellowcyan

Or watch it at Youtube

Secondary coloursWhen mixing the primary

colours, you obtain the secondary colours.

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orange

green

Violet

Colour temperature

When you see hot colours, you can feel happiness, confidence and energy.

THE COLOUR yellow red orange purple

When you see cold colours, you can feel calm, seriousness and distancing.

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greenazure blueviolet

greenish blue

Range of coloursOne technique you can use

when drawing a picture is use just hot or cold colours.

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Hot colours

Cold colours

One-colour pictureAnother technique you can

use is drawing a picture using one colour in different tones.

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Green colour tones

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Green colour tones

Blue colour tones

Black and whiteBlack colour tones goes from

black to light grey.

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Black colour tones

Instead of using different tones of black and white, you can draw a picture contrasting white and black.

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Contrasting white and black

Pigments or materials

When we colour a picture, we use different materials or pigments such as crayons, felt-tip pens…

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Dry materials

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CHALKS

COLOURED PENCILS

Oily materials

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MODELLING CLAY OR PLASTICINE

CRAYONS

SOFT CRAYONS

Fluid materials

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GOUACHE

FELT-TIP PENS

WATERCOLOURS

Let’s play with the colours!

CLICK HERE to paint THE COLOUR WHEEL as an example.

Or here to mix the colours.

MATERIAL: gouache

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CLICK HERE to see the colour wheel worksheet

First, paint the primary colours

Then, mix the primary colours

Finally, mix the primary colours and secondary

colours

Colour Wheel by Claudia

http://www.educacionplastica.net/circuloCromatico.html

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/centros-tic/41009470/helvia/aula/archivos/repositorio/0/56/html/datos/04_plas/mezclador.htm

Web sitesYou can also click on the pictures to visit the website where they were found.