the color box
color wheel activity
PRACTICE: Ages 13+
It's time to get things in order! Color Wheel order of course!
You will practice rainbow order in a different way, because guess what? The more you repeat a step, the better you get at it! Ever tied your shoe? Or rode a bike? Did you master it the first time you tried? Of course not.
So these steps below will repeat rainbow order but will help you see the relationships of colors around the wheel, just like Sir Isaac Newton intended. ;)
So take out your color wheel sheet and get that brush ready!
1st step: Take out items
- COLOR WHEEL sheet
- Color Blending sheet
- Color Relationships sheet
- color wheel visual
- palette (white circle with trays)
- watercolors in palette
- cup of water (not pictured)
2nd step: add color!
color wheel:
Start at the top with red and add each color in a clockwise direction. Each slice receives the next color. Be sure to use a small brush for this activity.
color blending:
Use each row of circles to paint four versions of the same color.
Use neighboring colors to blend and create new hues.
color Relationships:
You can use paint on this one, but it is a bit tricky with the small areas. I would recommend using markers to fill colors in where they belong.
3rd step: watch below
Try to paint every other color to avoid painting wet next to
wet paint. If mixing accidentally occurs, blot it with a paper towel
and try again. Click "NEXT" below to move onto the project!
As you add color to each circle, blend the next color over it so you can create a new color hue. Can you make 4 different variations?
After you finish your color wheel and color blends, click next to move onto the project!
Working through this worksheet will help you recall the vocabulary introduced on color. Organizing colors in groups further helps to illustrate how colors connect.
If you are finished with all three, click next for the project!
