Lecture on the Color Wheel

Purpose of the Color Wheel

• A tool for artists to help with color mixing.
• Not just a pretty display, but a practical guide for color relationships.

Key Concepts

Primary Colors

• Red, Blue, Yellow are the primary colors.
• They are fundamental because they cannot be created by mixing other colors.
• All other colors on the color wheel are derived from mixing these primary colors.

Secondary Colors

• Created by mixing two primary colors.
  • Red + Yellow = Orange
  • Red + Blue = Violet/Purple
  • Yellow + Blue = Green

Tertiary (Intermediate) Colors

• Formed by mixing a primary color with a secondary color.
• There are six tertiary colors:
  • Yellow-Orange (between yellow and orange)
  • Red-Orange (between red and orange)
  • Red-Violet (between red and violet)
  • Blue-Violet (between blue and violet)
  • Blue-Green (between blue and green)
  • Yellow-Green (between yellow and green)
• The name of a tertiary color always begins with the primary color's name.

Reading the Color Wheel

• Locate Primary Colors: Find red, blue, and yellow.
• Identify Secondary Colors: These are directly between primary colors.
• Find Tertiary Colors: Position between primary and secondary colors.
• Mixing Tips:
  • For tertiary colors like blue-green, add more of the first color mentioned (more blue for blue-green).
  • Similarly, adjust the ratios for other tertiary colors based on their names.

Practical Application

• Use the color wheel as a reference to recall how to mix colors.
• Answer questions on the Google form using the color wheel as a guide.

Summary

• Understanding the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors helps in utilizing the color wheel effectively for mixing colors.