1. Colour Wheel Lesson 1

2. BIG Picture Connector Colour Wheel Discussion
Demonstration with oil pastels
Review
Extension: Draw A3 colour wheel

3. Outcomes
All pupils will have a good understanding of the colour wheel.
All pupils will know the primary and secondary colours.
Most pupils will know their complementary colours.
Some will know their harmonious colours.

4. What colours can you see in this picture?

5. The below are called Primary colours!
BLUE
YELLOW
RED

6. What colours can you see in this picture?

7. The below are called Secondary colours!
GREEN
ORANGE
PURPLE

8. What are the main colours in this picture?

9. BLUE and ORANGE YELLOW and PURPLE RED and GREEN
Colours that are opposite one another are called Complimentary colour pairs?
BLUE and ORANGE
YELLOW and PURPLE
RED and GREEN

10. What are the main colours in this picture?

11. Colours next to each other are called harmonious colours
GREEN and BLUE
GREEN and YELLOW
ORANGE and YELLOW
PURPLE and RED

12. How can you remember the Complementary and Harmonious colours?
By making a colour wheel.

13. Task 1: Title Colour Wheel
Use the circle templates and draw around it.
Divide your circle into 6 sections.
Copy the colours
from the colour
wheel.
WORK THROUGH THE
WORKSHEET.

14. Task 2:Demonstration Fold paper in half. Draw a line down the folded
edge.
Draw lines diagonally across the
opposite corners of the page.
Measure 6cm from the centre
of the page along each line and
make a small mark.
5. Join up the 6 marks to make a hexagon shape.
6. Measure from the 6 corners of the hexagon a further 6cm, make a small mark for each.
7. Join up the 6 marks to make a 2nd larger hexagon shape.

15. Gallery Review Are the Primary colours in the correct place?
Is the oil pastels neat?
Is the oil pastels applied evenly?
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