Color Theory – Spring 2024, Day 3: Exploring the Color Wheel and Color Harmonies

Objective:

I can use a color wheel to identify hues and their related color harmonies.  

Links:

Sensational Color – Understanding the Color Wheel: https://www.sensationalcolor.com/understanding-color/color-theory/know-color-wheel-806#.Uup6bPZgMQU 

Color Wheel – Color Calculator:
https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator

Color Game – Method of Action:
https://color.method.ac/

Topics Discussed:

  • Color Theory
  • Color Harmonies
  • Color Wheel
  • Primary Colors
  • Secondary Colors
  • Tertiary Colors
  • Triad
  • Complementary
  • Split Complementary
  • Analogous
  • Monochromatic
  • Shade
  • Tint

Instructions:

Follow along with the in-class discussion on the color wheel and color definitions.

  1. After you have watched the tutorials, check out the color calculator to see an easy utility for calculating color harmonies based on a given color.
  2. Next, play the Color Game at the Method of Action website. Try to get the highest score possible for each of the Color Harmony levels.
  3. Take a screenshot (Command+Shift+4) of your highest score. You may replay the color game as many times as you wish to try and increase your final score.
  4. Place the screenshot on the third artboard (lower left) of the Adobe Illustrator document we started this week to complete today’s activity.
  5. The highest score in each class will win a prize!

Assigned: February 26th, 2024
Teacher Pacing Due Date: February 27th, 2024