Make color swatches using gouache paints to document the following color terms in your journal:

• Primary Colors:

  • red,

  • yellow, &

  • blue

• Secondary Colors:

  • orange (red + yellow),

  • green (yellow + blue), &

  • purple (blue + red)

• Tertiary Colors:

  • red-orange,

  • yellow-orange,

  • yellow-green,

  • blue-green,

  • blue-purple, &

  • red-purple

• Tint:

  • Mixing a color (hue) with white will make a tint, which means the color is getting lighter.

• Shade:

  • Mixing a color (hue) with black will make a shade, which means the color is getting darker.

• Tone:

  • Mixing a color (hue) with gray will make a tone, which means the color is getting muted or desaturated.

• Warm Colors:

  • red-purple,

  • red,

  • red-orange,

  • orange,

  • yellow-orange, &

  • yellow

• Cool Colors:

  • yellow-green,

  • green,

  • blue-green,

  • blue,

  • blue-purple, &

  • purple

This activity is developed from my Skillshare class: Paint Warm & Cool Colors in Gouache, where I explain how warm colors and cool colors work and demonstrate using a warm color palette and a cool color palette to paint the same subject.

Happy creating!