Making a Color Wheel!

A color wheel can be easily created. This task gives step by step instructions on making one. So let's make a color wheel.

But before doing so, please remember that your color wheel does not need to be perfect. More important is that you learn to recognize the different hues in the process of creating a color wheel.

So let's us begin.

The followings are supplies you need to make a color-wheel:

1. Colors: red, blue, and yellow.

2. Brushes

3. A cup or container for clean water

4. A mixing palette

5. White cardstock to make your own Color wheel

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6. Color Wheel Template

And here's how you can paint this color wheel step by step:

1. Your teacher will give you white cardstock with or without the template printed on it. It is your choice to make your own pattern or use the template given.

Note: The three Primary Colors on the color wheel are yellow, blue and red.

2. Now paint yellow, blue, and then red onto the wheel on the appropriate segment as indicated on your template.

Note: Make sure your brush is clean before moving to the next color.

Note: Use generous amount of color for each step. You will need the mixed colors for step 13 onwards. You can also reuse these colors for other projects.

3. With clean brushes, take approximate equal amount of yellow and red.

4. Mix these together on a palette.

5. Paint the mixed color (Orange) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

6. With clean brushes, take approximate equal amount of yellow and blue.

7. Mix these together on a palette.

8. Paint the mixed color (green) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

9. With clean brushes, take approximate equal amount of red and blue.

10. Mix these together on a palette.

11. Paint the mixed color (purple) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

12. Leave to dry before proceeding to the next step.

Note: What you have just painted onto the wheel are the Secondary Colors - formed by mixing 2 Primary colors together.

13. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of blue and green.

14. Mix these together on a palette.

15. Paint the mixed color (blue-green) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

16. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of yellow and green.

17. Mix these together on a palette.

18. Paint the mixed color (yellow-green) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

19. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of yellow and orange.

20. Mix these together on a palette.

21. Paint the mixed color (yellow-orange) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

22. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of red and orange.

23. Mix these together on a palette.

24. Paint the mixed color (red-orange) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

25. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of red and purple.

26. Mix these together on a palette.

27. Paint the mixed color (red-purple) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

28. With clean brushes, add approximate equal amount of blue and purple.

29. Mix these together on a palette.

30. Paint the mixed color (blue-purple) onto the appropriate segment on the color wheel template.

31. Leave to dry and trim around the wheel.

Note: What you have just painted onto the wheel are the Tertiary Colors - formed by mixing a Primary and a Secondary color.

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