Elements of Design #1: COLOUR Textiles 3101

Obtain copy of blank colour wheel THIS IS PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT #1 You will need pencil crayons OR crayons Page 376 of Creative Living Using your book, correctly shade in the colour wheel

Add in your colours... Try filling in the colors by painting your own Basic Color Wheel.  Begin by painting in the three Primary Colors. The Primary Colors are Yellow, Red and Blue. Next, fill in the Secondary Colors.  The Secondary Colors are Orange, Violet and Green. Finally fill in the six Tertiary Colors.  Hint: mix the Primary Colors with pre-mixed Orange, Violet and Green.

Understanding Colours... All colours are blends of the three primary colours Red, yellow and blue Secondary colours are made by mixing an equal amount of two primary colours Orange, green and violet Example green is a mixture of blue and yellow Example: violet is a mixture of blue and red ALL colours are a blend of these 6 main colours

Variations of the same Colour GREEN It can refer to the colour of pine trees or the colour of an apple These two green colours are very similar, but they differ because they combine the basic colours in different amounts. Ex; The apple has more yellow than blue Ex; The pine tree has more blue than yellow

Hues The name given to each colour is called a HUE There are many variations of colour/hue Each colour varies from light to dark For Example: There are many different blue Hues Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Pale Blue

Colour Values- darks A colour ‘s lightness or darkness is called its value. Darker colours are called shades Shades result from adding black to a colour For example: Add BLACK to Red- Burgundy A shade of Red For example: Add BLACK to green- Forest Green A shade of Green

Colour Values- lights A colour ‘s lightness or darkness is called its value. Lighter colours are called tints Tints are made from adding white to a colour For example: Pink is a tint of red How to make pale green? Add white to green

Colour Intensity The brightness or dullness of a colour is Intensity Usually, just by looking at a colour you can tell its brightness or dullness Bright Colours include- hot pink, royal purple, lemon yellow Dull Colours include- navy blue, brown, rust... Neutral Colours- white, black, grey Grey is created from adding black and white

Colour Scheme Monochromatic This colour scheme uses variations of the same colour. For example, if you wore a pale green t-shirt and dark green cords, your outfit would be monochromatic

Analogous An Analogous colour scheme uses colours that are closely related. Example- Yellow, Yellow-Orange, Orange Example- Wearing blue jeans, with a blue-green sweater

Complementary Complementary colour schemes combine colours that are direct opposite Example 1: Red & Green, Example 2: Orange & blue Example 3: Yellow & violet

Today’s Work Obtain Blank Mannequin Template & design/colour 3 outfits Monocramatic Analogous Complementry * Be sure to clearly label each outfit!