- 1). Cut the poster board according to the size you want the color wheel to be; cut the board in a square shape about 3 inches larger all around than the wheel itself.
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Tracing the wheel
Trace the wheel. Draw a freehand circle, or trace around a circular template such as a bowl or plate. Lightly number the outside of the circle from one to 12 in a clock formation. - 3
The primary colors
Paint wedges of red, yellow and blue--the primary colors--at numbers 12, four and eight. The wedges do not have to extend all the way to the center of the circle. - 4
The secondary colors added
Paint wedges of orange, green and violet--the secondary colors--at numbers two, six and 10. - 5
Mixing tertiary colors
Mix tertiary colors on paper plates. At the appropriate remaining numbers on the color wheel, paint wedges of red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet and red-violet. - 6
Blended colors
Blend the colors. Rinse your brush in water, and blot it on an old cloth. Swish your brush in clean water, and gently blend adjacent colors together. Rinse and blot again, then blend the next adjacent colors with more clean water on your brush. Continue all the way around the color wheel. - 7). Let the color wheel dry. Erase the penciled-in numbers, and label each color on the perimeter of the wheel with a marker.
