Colour schemes activity template

A pdf file with activities for Colour theory

1. Reproduce the Colour wheel for each student to use.
Use on the three primary colours. All other colours MUST be created by mixing the Primary colours
PRIMARY and SECONDARY COLOUR WHEEL
















The Secondary colours are:



The Primary colours are:

2. 12 SEGMENT COLOURWHEEL
First, paint in the Primary colours in their correct places. Then mix the secondary colours and paint them in
their correct places. Finally, mix the Tertiary colours and paint them in their correct places



















The Tertiary colours are:

3. COLOUR SCHEMES
Students will explore the following colour schemes using either paint OR coloured pencils
COMPLIMENTARY COLOURS





1. __________________________ _____________________________ ____________________________
2. __________________________ _____________________________ ____________________________


ANALOGOUS COLOURS











The Analogous colours are:
1._____________________________
2._____________________________
3._____________________________
The Analogous colours are:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
The Analogous colours are:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________

4. MONOCHROMATIC COLOUR SCHEME





SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS












The Split-complementary colours are:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
The Split-complementary colours are:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
The Split-complementary colours are:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________