Supplies: heavy white paper, red (magenta), blue (cyan), and yellow colored pencils, pencil sharpener, sandpaper block

Resource: 8.1.R.1 Introduction to Colored Pencils

Use Colored Pencilsto MIX COLORS

Create three new colors (secondary) by mixing other colors (primary) together

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Primary colors: Yellow, red, and blue. All other colors originate from primary colors and no combinations of other colors can make primary colors. Primary colors are high-intensity and go well together to create a drawing that looks incredibly bright. By mixing the primary colors with other colors in various combinations, millions of diff erent colors can be created.Yellow: A primary color that is bright, cheery, and powerful. It is the color of happiness, sunshine, and many fl owers – such as daff odils. Red: A primary color considered to be the warmest and most energetic color. It is associated with love, energy, and danger – as in a red traffi c light.Blue: A primary color that represents tranquility, harmony, and peace. Think of a blue sky, a calm ocean, or an iceberg. Secondary colors: Orange, green, and purple. A secondary color is created when two primary colors mix together.Orange: A secondary color created with yellow and red. Orange is energetic, vibrant, and fl amboyant. Green: A secondary color made with yellow and blue that is soothing, nurturing, and calming. Purple: A secondary color that is spiritual, mysterious, and exotic; and represents royalty, nobility, and enlightenment. Some purples made with more red than blue fall into the category of warm colors.

As an Aside

Colored pencils are a wonderful medium for drawing anything. They beautifully capture delicate subjects such as portraits and fl owers, and also work very well for subjects that require a more vibrant approach. Colored pencils are inexpensive, neat, and portable.

1. Choose red, yellow, and blue colored pencils for creating your three new colors.

Select colors that are close to those in Figure 1.

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Figure 3

Figure 22. Layer red and yellow on top of one another to make orange (Figure 2).

The order in which you layer colors doesn’t really matter as long as you get the results you want. In this case, the red was added over top of the yellow.

3. Layer yellow and blue over one another to make green (Figure 3).

Figure 1

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2 8.1.A1: Use Colored Pencils to Mix Colors

Challenge!

Try out your new skills by drawing a simple colored pencil cartoon of a flower (Figure 5):8.1.A3: Shade Sunny Blue in Color http://tinyurl.com/zmbyjqe

Caution!

Don’t press too hard with your pencil or you’ll destroy the surface texture of your paper. If the paper is flattened, the second color won’t be able to adhere to the paper.

As an Aside

Colored pencils come in a wide variety of qualities, from student to professional. The permanency rating of the pigment used in the mixture helps determine the ultimate quality of the pencils. During the manufacturing process, various synthetic and/or organic pigments are added to binding agents (such as clay or chalk) and wax.

4. Layer blue and red over one another to make purple (Figure 4).

Figure 5