Exploring Shading and Color in Art
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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
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Warm-up video
Sarah Renae Clark · 6:58
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
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The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow; when mixed, they create the secondary colors: green, orange, and purple.
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Hue refers to a color's position on the color wheel, while saturation indicates how vibrant a color is.
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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.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
9 questions
What are the three primary colors according to the traditional color wheel?
Explain the difference between a tint and a shade of a color.
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
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“Name the three primary colors and give an example of a secondary color that can be made by mixing two of them.”
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