The color wheel can help you remember how to mix colors.

Red, yellow and blue are called primary colors.

You can use the primary colors to make the secondary colors.

Orange, green and violet are called secondary colors.

You can mix a primary color with a secondary color to make the tertiary colors.

Tertiary or Intermediate colors are yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet and red-orange.

Project – Painting: Mixing Colors

Practice mixing colors of paint and learn how to create colors by making your own color wheel.

1. MAKE SURE YOUR NAME AND CODE ARE ON YOUR PAPER.

2. Mix and paint 4 different hues of oranges.

3. Mix and paint 4 different hues of greens.

4. MIX AND PAINT 4 DIFFERENT HUES OF VIOLETS.

5. PUT YOUR ARTWORK ON DRYING RACK.