Colour Theory Paint a Colour Wheel by luci The colours on the Colour Wheel are pure, raw pigments and high Intensity. Click on the Colour Wheel images below and paint yourself a colour wheel. Then Print, Paint and store in sheet protectors in your painting binder. The Primary colours are known as the foundation colours or #1 Colours. All colours are created from the Primary colours. The Primary colours are: Yellow, Red and Blue The Primary colours can not be mixed from any other colours. The Secondary colours or #2 Colours are: Orange, Green and Violet You mix 2 Primary colours to get Secondary colours. Red + Yellow = orange Blue + Yellow = green Red + Blue = Violet If your Violet (purple) is too brown, change the red to a cool red like: Magenta or Napthol Red. Tertiary colours are also know as Intermediate or #3 Colours. The Tertiary colours are: Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet To get a Tertiary colour you mix a Primary and an adjacent Secondary colour. Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green Blue + Green = Blue-Green Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet Red + Violet = Red-Violet Paint and complete your colour wheel. Mark the Primary colours as #1 Secondary colours as #2 Tertiary colours as #3 Paint in your complementary colours. The complementary colours are right across from each other on the colour wheel. Notice the complement of a warm colour is a cool colour. The complementary colours of: Yellow = Violet Red = Green Orange = Blue Yellow-Orange = Blue-Violet Red-Orange = Blue-Green Yellow-Green = Red-Violet There you have it, a rainbow of colours for you to paint with. colour theory terminology || paint a colour wheel || colour schemes || what is Value? intensity || painting tips - back to Beginner Colour Theory