Assignment: Assignment #2 - Color Wheel Challenge

ART-II Painting
2022-03-17T21:31:04Z

Due: Apr 15, 2022 by 11:59pm

#ColorWheelChallenge

Go HERE or HERE for ideas on Google

Go HERE for ideas on Pinterest

Design a creative and unique color wheel.

Use random items and photograph it.

OR

You can Paint it, Draw it, Or make it in digital art!

But it MUST be unique and creative!

Option #1= Real Objects

Option #2= Digital Art

Option #3 = Design your own Watercolor Painting

* Draw freehand onto watercolor paper or you can use the transfer paper to trace an image (coloring sheet or printed sheet) onto the watercolor paper.

Must clearly show the colors:

Primary - red, yellow, blue

Secondary - orange, green, violet

Intermediate - RV, RO, YO, YG, BG, BV

DIRECTIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

1. Start assembling your color wheel as you find things. Pick a spot where you’ll have good lighting for your photo – you won’t want to move it once you have it all assembled!

2. Using something round as a template is helpful.

3. I used a round coffee table and stood on our couch to take the picture. But if my color wheel had been any bigger I would have needed a ladder! So keep any size limitations in mind.

4. I also put a round placemat in the middle to hold that space open and then removed it for the photo. I think that’s easier than trying to make all the colors angle into the middle, but go for it if you’re feeling ambitious!

5. I liked having brown in the middle, because when you mix all the colors together they make…. brown! But that’s optional, of course.

6. Make sure you get the colors in the right order (not optional!)…. Just remember ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

7. Check your work by making sure the complimentary colors are across from each other…. red should be across from green, orange across from blue, and yellow across from violet. (Fun fact: If you mix any two complimentary colors together you get brown!)

8. Take your picture from higher up than you think you need to, holding the camera level, and then crop it to a tight square. This is easier than trying to take the picture in a square and hoping that it fits perfectly without cropping. Trust me on this one!

9. Try not to get too carried away collecting things…. remember, you have to put it all back! ;)

10. Post your masterpiece on social media using the hashtag #colorwheelchallenge and be sure to check out all the fun ways that others created their color wheels, too.

Lesson:

A Color Wheel

Imagine designing a city. You've got a busy intersection where a series of roads come together. One very common way for city planners to keep these roads organized is to organize them into a roundabout. In this circular system, the relationship between the roads is easier to see. In fact, circles make a pretty good organizational system in general. Artists commonly organize colors into a circular pattern called a color wheel, which can help them understand the relationship between these colors. It's just like a colorful roundabout- you enter at one point, and exit at another, depending on where exactly you want your composition to go.

Color wheel

Making a Color Wheel

To understand the color wheel, let's see how they are made. There are several variations of the color wheel, so, for now we're just going to focus on the traditional color wheel, composed of twelve distinct color values.

Primary Colors

To make the color wheel, we start with the three primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Primary colors are those which cannot be made by combining other colors together. To start making the wheel, we create spaces for red, yellow, and blue that are evenly spaced apart, forming an equilateral triangle.

Primary colors

Secondary Colors

The next set of colors on the color wheel are those that are made by combining equal amounts of primary colors, called secondary colors. Red and blue make violet, blue and yellow make green, and yellow and red create orange. So, now we place spots for these three colors on the wheel. Each one goes directly between the two primary colors used to create it.

Tertiary Colors

We're got six colors on our 12-color wheel, so we need six more. These last six are all tertiary colors, created by adding more primary color to a secondary color. For example, green is a secondary color. If we add more blue to it, we get bluish-green. If we add more yellow to it, we get yellowish-green. Those are tertiary colors. On the color wheel, tertiary colors fall in between the primary and secondary colors used to create them. With that, we have 12 related color values on our color wheel.

Using a Color Wheel

So, this is a neat configuration of colors, but what's the point? Color wheels organize colors so that artists can easily identify values that match, contrast, and harmonize. Half the wheel, ranging from yellowish-green to red, are the warm colors. Warm colors are bold and noticeable. They tend to be more visually prominent. In a painting, warm colors can create the illusion of being closer to the viewer than other colors.

However, warm colors can also be overwhelming and, so to balance them, artists may wish to use cool colors. Cool colors are calmer, subtle, and may seem to be receding from the viewer. On the color wheel, they are on the opposite half from the warm colors, ranging from reddish-violet to green. Already, the color wheel is helping us understand how colors relate and how to use them.

However, colors on the color wheel relate in other ways as well. If you pick a color, say green, and draw a line straight across the wheel, you will arrive at that color's complement (in this case, red). Complementary colors create a strong contrast but balance each other. For a more complex color scheme, select three colors equidistant from each other, rather than two. Green, orange, and violet are examples. Triadic colors work well together to form the basis of a strong color scheme. But pay attention to the balance of cool versus warm colors. There's a lot that can be done using the color wheel, and artists have found many combinations that create contrasting or harmonizing color schemes. Again, color wheels can be made for more complex needs, adding hues and shades of each value and combining the colors of the wheel in different ways, so be sure to research all the options. Once you're in the circle, you want to make sure you get off at the right stop.

There are many ways that colors can be combined across the color wheel into aesthetically-pleasing combinations

Lesson Summary

A color wheel is a device used by artists to organize colors based on the relationship between color values. The basis of the color wheel are the three primary colors, spaced evenly apart. Directly between each primary color is the secondary color created by combining them. In the space between primary and secondary colors, we place a tertiary color made by combining the colors on either side. Thus, the traditional color wheel has twelve colors on it. With this pattern, half the wheel is composed of warm colors, with the opposite half being cool colors. When colors are organized this way, artists can see the relationships between contrasting and harmonious colors around the wheel. Artists often have a distinct aesthetic in mind when they start working. Knowing how to use a color wheel can help you get there.

Spanish Lesson:

Los orígenes de la rueda de colores

Sir Isaac Newton es mejor conocido por sus estudios sobre las leyes de la gravedad y sus estudios de física en el siglo XVII. Sin embargo, cuando tenía 23 años, hizo descubrimientos en el espectro de colores. Esto fue en 1666. Tomando un prisma, lo acercó a una ventana y vio lo que hoy llamaríamos un arco iris de colores. Llevando esto un paso más allá, tomó algunos prismas y espejos más y experimentó con dividir y dividir colores y observó un espectro completo de colores. Puso sus descubrimientos en una rueda de colores.

Ruedas de colores básicos

Cada color se remonta a los tres colores básicos de la rueda de colores. El rojo, el amarillo y el azul se conocen como colores primarios. Es imposible mezclar otros colores para hacer estos colores.

Al mezclar los tres colores primarios, se obtienen los colores secundarios. El rojo y el amarillo hacen naranja; amarillo y azul hacen verde; y el rojo y el azul hacen púrpura.

Colores primarios y secundarios

Primaria y secundaria

Combinando los colores primarios y secundarios, obtienes los colores terciarios. El azul y el verde se vuelven verde azulado. El verde y el amarillo se vuelven chartreuse. El amarillo y el naranja se vuelven ámbar. El naranja y el rojo se vuelven bermellón. El rojo y el violeta mezclados se vuelven magenta. El púrpura y el azul se vuelven violetas.

Combinaciones de colores

Decidir qué colores usar en una habitación puede ser difícil. Los artistas usan diferentes colores para crear interés visual, mientras que los diseñadores de interiores usan esquemas de color que son agradables a la vista. Estos van desde colores complementarios hasta colores triádicos, colores neutros y más.

Los colores complementarios son colores que se encuentran uno frente al otro en la rueda de colores, como el rojo y el verde. Esto crea una apariencia de alto contraste. Los colores análogos son colores que están uno al lado del otro en la rueda de colores, como azul verdoso, verde y amarillo verdoso. Los colores triádicos son colores en la rueda de colores que forman un triángulo. Un ejemplo de esquema de color triádico es el violeta, el naranja y el verde.

La rueda de colores básica se puede dividir en dos secciones: colores cálidos y colores fríos. El rojo, el amarillo y el naranja son los colores cálidos básicos. Estos se agregan a las habitaciones que están llenas de actividades, como cocinas. Azul, verde y morado son los colores fríos básicos. Estos se utilizan a menudo en dormitorios y baños porque hacen que las personas se sientan relajadas.

Colores cálidos

Colores cálidos

Colores Fríos

Colores fríos

Los colores neutros son aquellos colores que no están en la rueda de colores, como el negro, el gris y el blanco. Cuando se usa en combinación con un color cálido, el neutro se convierte en un color cálido. Lo mismo ocurre cuando se usa un neutro en combinación con un color frío.

Si solo le gusta un color, puede usar un esquema de color monocromático. Para hacer un color más claro, se agrega blanco, lo que se llama teñido. Para oscurecer un color, se agrega negro, lo que se conoce como sombreado. El tinte y el sombreado se utilizan si desea crear un esquema de color monocromático.

Resumen de la lección

Sir Isaac Newton probablemente no imaginó cuánta influencia tendrían sus estudios de la rueda de colores en el mundo del arte y el diseño de interiores. La próxima vez que desee volver a pintar una habitación de su casa, es posible que se encuentre frente a miles de muestras de pintura. Al usar una rueda de colores, puede averiguar qué colores se verían bien uno al lado del otro y cuáles se verían bien en sus paredes. También puede decidir qué tan vivo desea ese color al sombrearlo o teñirlo.

#ColorWheelChallenge

Go HERE or HERE for ideas on Google

Go HERE for ideas on Pinterest

Design a creative and unique color wheel.

Use random items and photograph it.

OR

You can Paint it, Draw it, Or make it in digital art!

But it MUST be unique and creative!

Option #1= Real Objects

Option #2= Digital Art

Option #3 = Design your own Watercolor Painting

* Draw freehand onto watercolor paper or you can use the transfer paper to trace an image (coloring sheet or printed sheet) onto the watercolor paper.

Must clearly show the colors:

Primary - red, yellow, blue

Secondary - orange, green, violet

Intermediate - RV, RO, YO, YG, BG, BV

DIRECTIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

1. Start assembling your color wheel as you find things. Pick a spot where you’ll have good lighting for your photo – you won’t want to move it once you have it all assembled!

2. Using something round as a template is helpful.

3. I used a round coffee table and stood on our couch to take the picture. But if my color wheel had been any bigger I would have needed a ladder! So keep any size limitations in mind.

4. I also put a round placemat in the middle to hold that space open and then removed it for the photo. I think that’s easier than trying to make all the colors angle into the middle, but go for it if you’re feeling ambitious!

5. I liked having brown in the middle, because when you mix all the colors together they make…. brown! But that’s optional, of course.

6. Make sure you get the colors in the right order (not optional!)…. Just remember ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

7. Check your work by making sure the complimentary colors are across from each other…. red should be across from green, orange across from blue, and yellow across from violet. (Fun fact: If you mix any two complimentary colors together you get brown!)

8. Take your picture from higher up than you think you need to, holding the camera level, and then crop it to a tight square. This is easier than trying to take the picture in a square and hoping that it fits perfectly without cropping. Trust me on this one!

9. Try not to get too carried away collecting things…. remember, you have to put it all back! ;)

10. Post your masterpiece on social media using the hashtag #colorwheelchallenge and be sure to check out all the fun ways that others created their color wheels, too.

Lesson:

A Color Wheel

Imagine designing a city. You've got a busy intersection where a series of roads come together. One very common way for city planners to keep these roads organized is to organize them into a roundabout. In this circular system, the relationship between the roads is easier to see. In fact, circles make a pretty good organizational system in general. Artists commonly organize colors into a circular pattern called a color wheel, which can help them understand the relationship between these colors. It's just like a colorful roundabout- you enter at one point, and exit at another, depending on where exactly you want your composition to go.

Color wheel

Making a Color Wheel

To understand the color wheel, let's see how they are made. There are several variations of the color wheel, so, for now we're just going to focus on the traditional color wheel, composed of twelve distinct color values.

Primary Colors

To make the color wheel, we start with the three primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Primary colors are those which cannot be made by combining other colors together. To start making the wheel, we create spaces for red, yellow, and blue that are evenly spaced apart, forming an equilateral triangle.

Primary colors

Secondary Colors

The next set of colors on the color wheel are those that are made by combining equal amounts of primary colors, called secondary colors. Red and blue make violet, blue and yellow make green, and yellow and red create orange. So, now we place spots for these three colors on the wheel. Each one goes directly between the two primary colors used to create it.

Tertiary Colors

We're got six colors on our 12-color wheel, so we need six more. These last six are all tertiary colors, created by adding more primary color to a secondary color. For example, green is a secondary color. If we add more blue to it, we get bluish-green. If we add more yellow to it, we get yellowish-green. Those are tertiary colors. On the color wheel, tertiary colors fall in between the primary and secondary colors used to create them. With that, we have 12 related color values on our color wheel.

Using a Color Wheel

So, this is a neat configuration of colors, but what's the point? Color wheels organize colors so that artists can easily identify values that match, contrast, and harmonize. Half the wheel, ranging from yellowish-green to red, are the warm colors. Warm colors are bold and noticeable. They tend to be more visually prominent. In a painting, warm colors can create the illusion of being closer to the viewer than other colors.

However, warm colors can also be overwhelming and, so to balance them, artists may wish to use cool colors. Cool colors are calmer, subtle, and may seem to be receding from the viewer. On the color wheel, they are on the opposite half from the warm colors, ranging from reddish-violet to green. Already, the color wheel is helping us understand how colors relate and how to use them.

However, colors on the color wheel relate in other ways as well. If you pick a color, say green, and draw a line straight across the wheel, you will arrive at that color's complement (in this case, red). Complementary colors create a strong contrast but balance each other. For a more complex color scheme, select three colors equidistant from each other, rather than two. Green, orange, and violet are examples. Triadic colors work well together to form the basis of a strong color scheme. But pay attention to the balance of cool versus warm colors. There's a lot that can be done using the color wheel, and artists have found many combinations that create contrasting or harmonizing color schemes. Again, color wheels can be made for more complex needs, adding hues and shades of each value and combining the colors of the wheel in different ways, so be sure to research all the options. Once you're in the circle, you want to make sure you get off at the right stop.

There are many ways that colors can be combined across the color wheel into aesthetically-pleasing combinations

Lesson Summary

A color wheel is a device used by artists to organize colors based on the relationship between color values. The basis of the color wheel are the three primary colors, spaced evenly apart. Directly between each primary color is the secondary color created by combining them. In the space between primary and secondary colors, we place a tertiary color made by combining the colors on either side. Thus, the traditional color wheel has twelve colors on it. With this pattern, half the wheel is composed of warm colors, with the opposite half being cool colors. When colors are organized this way, artists can see the relationships between contrasting and harmonious colors around the wheel. Artists often have a distinct aesthetic in mind when they start working. Knowing how to use a color wheel can help you get there.

Spanish Lesson:

Los orígenes de la rueda de colores

Sir Isaac Newton es mejor conocido por sus estudios sobre las leyes de la gravedad y sus estudios de física en el siglo XVII. Sin embargo, cuando tenía 23 años, hizo descubrimientos en el espectro de colores. Esto fue en 1666. Tomando un prisma, lo acercó a una ventana y vio lo que hoy llamaríamos un arco iris de colores. Llevando esto un paso más allá, tomó algunos prismas y espejos más y experimentó con dividir y dividir colores y observó un espectro completo de colores. Puso sus descubrimientos en una rueda de colores.

Ruedas de colores básicos

Cada color se remonta a los tres colores básicos de la rueda de colores. El rojo, el amarillo y el azul se conocen como colores primarios. Es imposible mezclar otros colores para hacer estos colores.

Al mezclar los tres colores primarios, se obtienen los colores secundarios. El rojo y el amarillo hacen naranja; amarillo y azul hacen verde; y el rojo y el azul hacen púrpura.

Colores primarios y secundarios

Primaria y secundaria

Combinando los colores primarios y secundarios, obtienes los colores terciarios. El azul y el verde se vuelven verde azulado. El verde y el amarillo se vuelven chartreuse. El amarillo y el naranja se vuelven ámbar. El naranja y el rojo se vuelven bermellón. El rojo y el violeta mezclados se vuelven magenta. El púrpura y el azul se vuelven violetas.

Combinaciones de colores

Decidir qué colores usar en una habitación puede ser difícil. Los artistas usan diferentes colores para crear interés visual, mientras que los diseñadores de interiores usan esquemas de color que son agradables a la vista. Estos van desde colores complementarios hasta colores triádicos, colores neutros y más.

Los colores complementarios son colores que se encuentran uno frente al otro en la rueda de colores, como el rojo y el verde. Esto crea una apariencia de alto contraste. Los colores análogos son colores que están uno al lado del otro en la rueda de colores, como azul verdoso, verde y amarillo verdoso. Los colores triádicos son colores en la rueda de colores que forman un triángulo. Un ejemplo de esquema de color triádico es el violeta, el naranja y el verde.

La rueda de colores básica se puede dividir en dos secciones: colores cálidos y colores fríos. El rojo, el amarillo y el naranja son los colores cálidos básicos. Estos se agregan a las habitaciones que están llenas de actividades, como cocinas. Azul, verde y morado son los colores fríos básicos. Estos se utilizan a menudo en dormitorios y baños porque hacen que las personas se sientan relajadas.

Colores cálidos

Colores cálidos

Colores Fríos

Colores fríos

Los colores neutros son aquellos colores que no están en la rueda de colores, como el negro, el gris y el blanco. Cuando se usa en combinación con un color cálido, el neutro se convierte en un color cálido. Lo mismo ocurre cuando se usa un neutro en combinación con un color frío.

Si solo le gusta un color, puede usar un esquema de color monocromático. Para hacer un color más claro, se agrega blanco, lo que se llama teñido. Para oscurecer un color, se agrega negro, lo que se conoce como sombreado. El tinte y el sombreado se utilizan si desea crear un esquema de color monocromático.

Resumen de la lección

Sir Isaac Newton probablemente no imaginó cuánta influencia tendrían sus estudios de la rueda de colores en el mundo del arte y el diseño de interiores. La próxima vez que desee volver a pintar una habitación de su casa, es posible que se encuentre frente a miles de muestras de pintura. Al usar una rueda de colores, puede averiguar qué colores se verían bien uno al lado del otro y cuáles se verían bien en sus paredes. También puede decidir qué tan vivo desea ese color al sombrearlo o teñirlo.