Exploring Shading and Color in Art

Exploring Shading and Color in Art

9th Grade · Art · 45 min· Zambian

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Learning Objective

I can demonstrate different shading techniques in a drawing. I can mix colours with less difficulty I can identify and classify primary colours, secondary colours and tertiary colours I can apply colours in a painting

  • 1

    The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow; when mixed, they create the secondary colors: green, orange, and purple.

  • 2

    Hue refers to a color's position on the color wheel, while saturation indicates how vibrant a color is.

  • 3

    A monochromatic color harmony uses different shades, tones, or tints of one base color, while a complementary color scheme uses two colors from opposite sides of the color wheel.