1. Color Lesson
Schemes & Application

2. The Color Wheel Cool Warm Primary Colors Tint Secondary colors Red-
Violet
Red
Red-
Orange
Hue
Violet
Shade
Violet-
Blue
Orange
Yellow-
Orange
Blue
Blue-
Green
Yellow
Yellow-
Green
Tertiary Colors
Green

3. Neutral Colors Colors that aren’t on the color wheel
Black: Shade a color with black
White: Tint a color with white
Gray: Change tone of color with gray, or color’s compliment

4. Color Schemes
Refers to colors and their relationship to each other on the color wheel.
There are several color schemes
Each scheme has two, three, or four colors
Here are some examples of color schemes

5. Using mostly a neutral color and choosing one color create accents
Accented Neutral
Using mostly a neutral color and choosing one color create accents

6. Complimentary
Two colors directly across from each other on the color wheel

7. Complimentary Examples

8. Split Compliment Choose a complimentary color scheme.
Use the color on one side, then use the two neighboring colors to that colors compliment

9. Three colors equal distance from each other on the color wheel.
TRIAD
Three colors equal distance from each other on the color wheel.

10. TRIAD Examples

11. Three or four colors right next to each other on the color wheel
Analogous
Three or four colors right next to each other on the color wheel

12. Analogous Examples

13. Using different tints and shades of one hue
Monochromatic
Using different tints and shades of one hue

14. Monochromatic Examples

15. Color Assignment: Student will find two magazine pictures Or
Make a drawing that represents a color scheme.
Student will describe the color scheme and put a baby size wheel on the corner of the portfolio page with a title that says color scheme.