How Do You Make A Color Wheel?
When you are learning to paint, or even if you just need a reminder of how colors relate to one another, creating a color wheel is helpful. You start with the primary colors, and then create the rest of the color wheel by mixing the secondary colors. Color wheels can be created with different mediums, but watercolor paints are probably the easiest to mix and use. Step 1 Draw an equilateral triangle on a piece of paper. Step 2 Paint a yellow circle at the top point of the triangle, a blue circle at the bottom right point of the triangle and a red circle at the bottom left point of the triangle. Yellow, blue and red are the primary colors and are connected on the color wheel by this triangle. Step 3 Draw a circle around the triangle, passing through the yellow, blue and red circles. Step 4 Mix equal amounts of yellow and blue paint to make green, and paint a green circle on the line between the yellow and blue circles. Step 5 Combine equal amounts of blue and red paint to make purple, an
Painting can be very rewarding, enjoyable, and educational, but when you start you need some type of guide to show you how to mix colors. The best type of guide is a color wheel, and these are very simple to make. Some art supplies sell these, but there really is no point in buying one when you can create an easy one by using paper, pencil and a little paint. You will need a few items before beginning: • a pencil • a piece of white cardboard the size of an 8 X 10 piece of paper • red, yellow, and blue paint • a paint brush • a compass • a ruler Directions: • First take the ruler and draw a large triangle on the cardboard. At each corner of the triangle you are going to paint a circle of color. At the top of the triangle place yellow, on the right corner of the triangle place a blue circle of paint, and on the left corner of the triangle place a red circle of paint. • Then take the compass and draw a circle in pencil through each of the painted circles and around the triangle. • Then mi
