Color Wheel Construction (Part 8)

Practice color wheel in this art lesson: color wheel construction (part 8).

🎨 Studio Brief #30

Build a complete color wheel showing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.

🎯 Your mission

Make a feeling with color, not a thing.

⚡ The twist

Use colors that don't 'go together'.

What you'll learn · 1 of 2

Build a complete color wheel showing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.

What you'll learn · 2 of 2

This is the artist's most important tool for understanding color relationships.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

color wheelcolor mixingtertiary colors

CrayonsConstruction paperGlue stick

Step 1 of 3

Draw a large circle and divide it into 12 equal sections like a clock.

Step 2 of 3

Paint the primaries at 12, 4, and 8 o'clock positions.

Step 3 of 3

Mix and paint secondaries between each pair of primaries.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Mixing red, yellow, and blue paint together makes mud — but mixing red, green, and blue light makes white.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Mark Rothko painted huge color blocks that made adults cry.

You did it!

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We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

🏆 Try this week: Find five shades of one color around your house.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.