Label your wedges as primary colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors. Between two tertiary colors are what are called “secondary colors.” On either side of the primary colors there will be a wedge that you can label “tertiary colors.” I did this after I labelled the secondary colors on my diagram. Make sure the primary colors are in this sequence or there won’t be space for secondary and tertiary colors You can use a compass to draw a circle, or you can just trace the outline of a plate, plastic lid or other round template. But you can also make your own if you want by dividing a circle up into 12 wedges, it’s actually really easy and fun to do. You may be able to find a free printable color wheel and instructions for filling in the blanks online. Sure you can just download one but if you do, you will miss out on a valuable lesson… How to Draw a Color Wheel With Colored Pencils
In this post you will learn not only how to draw a color wheel but why you should make one. Besides just learning about the primary and secondary colors and color theory, learning how to draw a color wheel yourself can give you practice on creating new colors with whatever art media that you choose to use.Īs an artist, learning how to draw a color wheel is a skill that is still useful when using colored pencils despite the fact that colored pencils come in such a wide variety of colors and shades.
At the very least, your art teacher probably showed the class a color wheel and talked about the different kinds of colors that you will find on a color wheel. A long time ago when you were in an elementary school art class, you may have made a color wheel.
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