Colour
You can see in this image a beam of white light hitting a glass prism. The prism breaks up the light, revealing the colours of the rainbow within.
As you watch the video below, I will pause the video so you can colour in the worksheet provided.
The Colour Wheel
Traditional Colour Schemes:
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Monochromatic
- Analogous
- Complementary
Monochromatic
To helps us remember this term, we can break down the word. Monochromatic is a latin term, 'mono' meaning one and 'chromatic' meaning colour. Just like a monorail has a train on one rail and a monobrow is two eye brows joined to make one brow.
Monochromatic is a very valuable colour scheme. It is simple and creates a sense of unity.
When creating a monochromatic colour scheme, you are simply choosing different values of one colour.
To helps us remember this term, we can break down the word. Monochromatic is a latin term, 'mono' meaning one and 'chromatic' meaning colour. Just like a monorail has a train on one rail and a monobrow is two eye brows joined to make one brow.
Monochromatic is a very valuable colour scheme. It is simple and creates a sense of unity.
When creating a monochromatic colour scheme, you are simply choosing different values of one colour.
Analogous
Analogous colours are colours found next to each other on the colour wheel. They are similar to each other in that they are mixed from the same colours. You can see below that the orange colours are in-between the yellow and red, this is because these two colours mix the variety of oranges seen.
Analogous colours are colours found next to each other on the colour wheel. They are similar to each other in that they are mixed from the same colours. You can see below that the orange colours are in-between the yellow and red, this is because these two colours mix the variety of oranges seen.
Complementary
The complementary colour scheme is made of two colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. This scheme looks best when you put a warm colour against a cool colour, for example, red versus green-blue. The complementary scheme is intrinsically high-contrast. They two colours compliment each other and make each other stand out.
The complementary colour scheme is made of two colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. This scheme looks best when you put a warm colour against a cool colour, for example, red versus green-blue. The complementary scheme is intrinsically high-contrast. They two colours compliment each other and make each other stand out.
Triadic
A triadic colour scheme uses colours that are evenly spaced around the colour wheel.
A triadic colour scheme uses colours that are evenly spaced around the colour wheel.
Neutrals
Something not to be forgotten about when choosing colour schemes are neutrals. Too often colour schemes are overly bright and high in saturation. By adding neutral colours to a colour scheme it helps to soften and create mature colour schemes.
Something not to be forgotten about when choosing colour schemes are neutrals. Too often colour schemes are overly bright and high in saturation. By adding neutral colours to a colour scheme it helps to soften and create mature colour schemes.
Your Task:
Colour Scheme Flextangle
To practise using the colour schemes above you will get to colour in and make your own fidget toy.
1. To start, plan your colour schemes on the template provided.
You need to colour each animal in a different colour scheme
That means you will need to colour in 4 out of the 6 colour schemes learnt
You don't need to colour every little part in, this is a plan to help you with the next step as it can get confusing.
1. To start, plan your colour schemes on the template provided.
You need to colour each animal in a different colour scheme
That means you will need to colour in 4 out of the 6 colour schemes learnt
You don't need to colour every little part in, this is a plan to help you with the next step as it can get confusing.
2. Using the flextangle template create your good copy of your colour schemes.
Use bold solid colour or using blending techniques moving from tints to shades of your colours.
Using your plan you need to identify the sections of the animal and colour in the correct sections of the flextangle. As you can see in the diagram below, each animal's face is split up into sections, each section is the same line.
This means each animal is on a different line.
Use bold solid colour or using blending techniques moving from tints to shades of your colours.
Using your plan you need to identify the sections of the animal and colour in the correct sections of the flextangle. As you can see in the diagram below, each animal's face is split up into sections, each section is the same line.
This means each animal is on a different line.
3. Make sure you are happy with your colouring in, checking over your work carefully
4. Cut out the flextangle
5. Crease the dotted lines face to face. Unfold
6. Crease the solid lines back to back. Unfold
7. Gently fold the paper into a tube form
8. Add glue to the triangle tabs and press paper together to glue together the tube form.
9. Then add glue to the end tabs, insert these inside the tube opening creating a circle.
10. Let the glue dry for 5 minutes
11. Once fully dry you can use your flextangle as a fidget toy
4. Cut out the flextangle
5. Crease the dotted lines face to face. Unfold
6. Crease the solid lines back to back. Unfold
7. Gently fold the paper into a tube form
8. Add glue to the triangle tabs and press paper together to glue together the tube form.
9. Then add glue to the end tabs, insert these inside the tube opening creating a circle.
10. Let the glue dry for 5 minutes
11. Once fully dry you can use your flextangle as a fidget toy
Free Choice Colour Task
Once you have created your flextangle you can create your own colour artwork using any of the colour schemes learnt.