Color My World!

1. Exploring color schemes and how colors are created Color My World! BEGIN

2. Main Menu Choose where you would like to begin: Color Schemes Colors Quiz

3. Colors Through this lesson, you will gain an understanding on how colors can be mixed to create any color under the rainbow! Main Menu Begin Lesson

4. Colors Everywhere we go colors are apparent. The world is filled with different types of colors: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Through this lesson you will learn what is meant by these categories and how these colors can be mixed to create new colors. Back Continue Main Menu

5. Primary Colors • Primary colors are the basis of all colors. • Primary colors include: • Red • Yellow • Blue Continue Back Main Menu

6. Secondary Colors • Secondary colors are simply primary colors combined to make a new color. • Secondary colors include: • Orange • Green • Violet Continue Back Main Menu

7. Now try to make your own secondary colors! • Go to http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blcolormixingpalette1.htm • Follow the directions and by only using the primary colors, create the following secondary colors: • Red + Yellow = Orange • Yellow + Blue = Green • Blue + Red = Violet Continue Back Main Menu

8. Tertiary Colors • These colors are created when adjacent colors on the color wheel are mixed. • Tertiary colors include: • Red/Orange • Yellow/Orange • Yellow/Green • Blue/Green • Blue/Violet • Red/Violet Continue Back Main Menu

9. Now try to make your own tertiary colors! • Go to http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blcolormixingpalette1.htm • Using the online simulation, create the following tertiary colors: • Red + Orange = Red/Orange • Yellow + Orange = Yellow/Orange • Yellow + Green = Yellow/Green • Blue + Green = Blue/Green • Blue + Violet = Blue/Violet • Red + Violet = Red/Violet Continue Back Main Menu

10. You have now mastered color mixing! Now that you have created primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, proceed on to the color schemes section! Color Schemes Back Main Menu

11. Color Schemes Through this lesson, you will learn how to create monochromatic, analogous, complementary, and triadic color schemes! Continue Main Menu

12. Color Schemes Color schemes are simply groups of colors that work harmoniously together and are appealing to the eye when placed together. Color schemes consist of monochromatic schemes, analogous schemes, complementary schemes, and triadic schemes. Through this lesson, you will learn the difference between the three and how to create examples of each scheme. Continue Back Main Menu

13. Monochromatic Schemes • The colors used in this scheme are all derived from the same base color. • Examples • Green • Blue • Orange Continue Back Main Menu

14. Analogous Schemes • This scheme consists of adjacent colors on the color wheel. • Examples: • Red • Yellow • Blue Continue Back Main Menu

15. Complementary Schemes • This scheme consists of complementary colors or colors that are across from each other on the color wheel. • Examples: • Red/Green • Yellow/Violet • Blue/ Orange Continue Back Main Menu

16. Triadic Schemes • This scheme consists of colors placed 120 degrees from each other on the color wheel. • Examples: • Yellow/Green-Red/Orange-Blue/Violet • Red-Yellow-Blue • Orange-Green-Violet Continue Back Main Menu

17. Test Your Skills! Now that you have completed the lesson, test out your abilities by trying to make a 3-color color scheme using the online color mixer (http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blcolormixingpalette1.htm). Try to create a monochromatic, analogous, complementary, and triadic scheme! Continue Back Main Menu

18. Great Job! Now that you have completed the colors and color schemes sections, test out your skills and take the quiz! Quiz Back Main Menu

19. Quiz Test out your knowledge about colors and color schemes by answering these questions! Begin Main Menu

20. Colors When mixed together, what colors form orange? • Green and Blue • Red and Yellow • Yellow and Green Main Menu

21. Correct! Orange is created when red and yellow are mixed together! Continue Main Menu

22. Try Again! When mixed, green and blue create blue/green. Try Again Main Menu

23. Try Again! When mixed, yellow and green create yellow/green. Main Menu Try Again

24. Colors What color is created when blue and red are mixed together? • Blue/Green • Violet • Yellow Main Menu

25. Correct! Blue and red, when combined, create violet! Continue Main Menu

26. Try Again! Blue/Green is created when blue and green are mixed. Try Again Main Menu

27. Try Again! Yellow is a primary color. No colors can be mixed together to create yellow. Try Again Main Menu

28. Colors Which of the following colors is a primary color? • Orange • Blue • Violet Main Menu

29. Correct! Blue is a primary color! Continue Main Menu

30. Try Again! Orange is a secondary color. Try Again Main Menu

31. Try Again! Violet is a secondary color. Try Again Main Menu

32. Color Schemes Which of the following is an analogous color scheme? • Blue-Blue/Green-Blue/Violet • Orange/Green/Violet • Blue

33. Correct! Blue-Blue/Green-Blue/Violet is an analogous color scheme! Continue Main Menu

34. Try Again! Orange-Green-Violet is a triadic color scheme. Try Again Main Menu

35. Try Again! Blue is a monochromatic color scheme. Try Again Main Menu

36. Color Schemes Which type of color scheme is yellow/green-red/orange-blue/violet? • Monochromatic • Triadic • Complementary

37. Correct! • Blue-Blue/Green-Blue/Violet is a triadic color scheme! Continue Main Menu

38. Try Again! Monochromatic color schemes consist of colors that all have the same core color. Try Again Main Menu

39. Try Again! Complementary color schemes consist of colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. Try Again Main Menu

40. Congratulations! You have completed the assessment! You have now mastered colors, color mixing, and color schemes! Main Menu