Y EL OW-GR N A Tool for Watercolor Artists GREN A D I N G ...€¦ · the Watercolor Wheel. Use at...
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04/09 TO ORDER OR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR OR: PO Box 130 Philomath, OR 97370-0130 Tel: (541) 929-7526 Fax: (541) 929-7528 [email protected] www.colorwheelco.com Manufactured by: Style 3459 Made in the U.S.A. Y E LL O W -O R A N G E Y ELL O W Y ELL O W -G R E E N G R E E N B L U E - G R E E N B L U E B L U E-VIO LE T VIO LET R E D-VIO L E T R E D R E D - O R A N G E O R A N G E PURE COLOR SHADE TONE TINT TINT TONE SHADE 04/09 0 88107 23459 7 Made in the U.S.A. PO Box 130 Philomath, OR 97370-0130 Tel: (541) 929-7526 Fax: (541) 929-7528 [email protected] www.colorwheelco.com How to use The Color Scheme Wheel: Turn the dial so the arrow points to a Pure Color in the outer row. Color Schemes are shown using the diagram in the center. TINT: Color plus water. TONE: Color plus gray. SHADE: Color plus black. Split Complementary: Using any color with the two colors on each side of its complement. Example: Green, with red-orange and red-violet. Triad: Using three colors equally spaced from each other on the wheel. Example: Orange, violet and green. Tetrad: Using a combination of four colors on the wheel that are two sets of complements. Example: Blue and orange with red and green. COLOR SCHEMES: Monochromatic: Using any tint, tone or shade of just one color. Analogous: Using colors adjacent to each other on the Watercolor Wheel. Use at least two but no more than five consecutive colors. Example: Yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue and blue-violet. Complementary: Using any two colors directly opposite each other on the wheel. Example: Blue and orange. C O L O R S C H E M E S WARM COLORS COOL COLORS COOL COLORS WARM COLORS O R A N G E R E D - O R A N G E R E D R E D-VIO LE T VIO L E T B L U E -V I O L E T B L U E B L U E -G R E E N G R E E N Y ELL O W -G R EE N Y E LL O W Y E L L O W - O R A N G E 04/09 Made in the U.S.A. Copyright ©2009, The Color Wheel Company 04/09 HOW TO USE Watercolor Wheel TM Select a color on the outside wheel. Align it with a color on the inside wheel. The mixture appears in the window. * WATERCOLOR QUALITIES Watercolors are unique because of the way the artist portrays white and lightens colors. Rather then using white paint, the artist lets the raw color of the watercolor paper represent the color white. To lighten a color, dilute the pigment with more water. White pigment may be applied opaquely for highlighting. COLOR: Described by three characteristics – hue, value and intensity. HUE: The name of a particular color. Example: Blue, orange, green, yellow, etc. VALUE: The relative lightness or darkness of a color (refer to Value Scale). INTENSITY (Chroma, Saturation): The purity of a color which determines its relative brightness or dullness. NEUTRAL GRAY: A balanced combination of white and black. PRIMARY COLORS: Red, yellow and blue are the basic colors and cannot be made from mixing other colors. SECONDARY COLORS: Orange, green and violet – each made by mixing two primary colors. TERTIARY COLORS: Six colors, made by mixing one primary color with an adjacent secondary color. WARM (Advancing) COLORS: Reds, oranges and yellows. COOL (Receding) COLORS: Greens, blues and violets. Value Scale Value Scale V a l u e 1 V a l u e 2 V alu e 3 Value 4 Value 5 Value 6 Value 7 V alu e 8 V a l u e 9 V l a u e 1 0 A D D I N G R E D A D DIN G YELLO W A D DING BLUE A DDIN G BLA C K A D D ING W A T E R * A Tool for Watercolor Artists The Watercolor Wheel ™ is a tool designed to assist artists in mixing watercolors and to help achieve color harmonies. This Watercolor Wheel ™ was developed by artist and author Dan Bartges, in cooperation with The Color Wheel Company. The Watercolor Wheel ™ provides an extension to our popular Color Wheel™ which was designed to help all those who utilize color. The Watercolor Wheel ™ features: • Mixtures created with actual watercolors • Illustrations painted on real watercolor paper • Color schemes described on back of the wheel • Glossary of 20 key terms and definitions • 9 ½” diameter, two sided, rotating wheel • Includes a useful Value Scale • Valuable tool for all watercolorists
Transcript of Y EL OW-GR N A Tool for Watercolor Artists GREN A D I N G ...€¦ · the Watercolor Wheel. Use at...
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TO ORDER OR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR DISTRIBUTOR OR:
PO Box 130Philomath, OR 97370-0130
Tel: (541) 929-7526 Fax: (541) [email protected]
www.colorwheelco.com
Manufactured by:
Style 3459Made in the U.S.A.
YELLO
W-ORANGE
YELLOW
YELLOW-GREEN
GREEN
BLU
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REEN
BLUE
BLUE-VIOLET
VIOLET
RED-VIOLE
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ORANGE
PURE COLOR
SHAD
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TONE
TINT
TINT
TONE
SHAD
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Made in the U.S.A.
PO Box 130Philomath, OR 97370-0130
Tel: (541) 929-7526 Fax: (541) [email protected]
www.colorwheelco.com
How to use The Color Scheme Wheel:Turn the dial so the arrow points to a Pure Color in the outer row.Color Schemes are shown using the diagram in the center.TINT: Color plus water.TONE: Color plus gray.SHADE: Color plus black.
Split Complementary:Using any color with the two colors on each side of its complement. Example: Green, with red-orange and red-violet.
Triad: Using three colors equally spaced from each other on the wheel. Example: Orange, violet and green.
Tetrad: Using a combination of four colors on the wheel that are two sets of complements. Example: Blue and orange with red and green.
COLOR SCHEMES:Monochromatic:
Using any tint, tone or shade of just one color.
Analogous: Using colors adjacent to each other on
the Watercolor Wheel. Use at least two but no more than
five consecutive colors. Example: Yellow-green, green,
blue-green, blue and blue-violet.Complementary: Using any
two colors directly opposite each other on the wheel.
Example: Blue and orange.
COLOR SCHEMES
WARM COLORS COOL COLORS
COOL COLORS WARM COLORS
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VIOLET
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GREEN
YELLOW-GREEN
YELLOW
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ELLO
W-O
RANGE
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Made in the U.S.A. Copyright © 2009, The Color Wheel Company 04/09
HOW TO USE Watercolor Wheel TM
Select a color on the outside wheel. Align it with a color on the inside wheel.
The mixture appears in the window.
* WATERCOLOR QUALITIESWatercolors are unique because of the way the artist portrays white and lightens colors.Rather then using white paint, the artist lets the raw color of the watercolor paper represent the color white.To lighten a color, dilute the pigment with more water.White pigment may be applied opaquely for highlighting.
COLOR: Described by threecharacteristics – hue, value and intensity.HUE: The name of a particular color.Example: Blue, orange, green, yellow, etc.VALUE: The relative lightness ordarkness of a color (refer to Value Scale).INTENSITY (Chroma, Saturation):The purity of a color which determinesits relative brightness or dullness.NEUTRAL GRAY: A balancedcombination of white and black.
PRIMARY COLORS: Red, yellow and blue are the basic colors and cannot be made from mixing other colors.SECONDARY COLORS: Orange,green and violet – each made bymixing two primary colors.TERTIARY COLORS: Six colors, made by mixing one primary color with an adjacent secondary color.WARM (Advancing) COLORS:Reds, oranges and yellows.COOL (Receding) COLORS:Greens, blues and violets.
Value Scale Value S
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A Tool for Watercolor Artists
The Watercolor Wheel™ is a tool designed to assist artists in mixing watercolors and to help achieve color harmonies.
This Watercolor Wheel™ was developed by artist and author Dan Bartges, in cooperation with The Color Wheel Company.
The Watercolor Wheel™ provides an extension to our popular Color Wheel™ which was designed to help all those who utilize color.
The Watercolor Wheel™ features:
• Mixtures created with actual watercolors
• Illustrations painted on real watercolor paper
• Color schemes described on back of the wheel
• Glossary of 20 key terms and definitions
• 9 ½” diameter, two sided, rotating wheel
• Includes a useful Value Scale
• Valuable tool for all watercolorists
