Studio · Foundations · lesson 2
Colour wheel, take two: six primaries
Your first wheel had the right method. Greens, oranges and tints all worked. Only the violets failed, because Cadmium Red and Prussian Blue both carry hidden yellow. Painters fix this with a 'split primary' wheel: a warm and a cool version of each primary, mixing only the pairs that lean towards each other.
Do
Part 1 (10 min): the violet test row from Lesson 2. Part 2 (25 min): a 12-segment wheel. Mix violet from Alizarin + Ultramarine, green from Lemon + Prussian, and orange from Cad Yellow Dark + Cad Red. Put your first wheel next to it.
What you'll need
| Suggested colour | Violet: Alizarin Crimson Hue + Ultramarine |
| Suggested colour | Green: Lemon Yellow Hue + Intense Blue (or Pébéo Prussian Blue) |
| Suggested colour | Orange: Cadmium Yellow Hue + Cadmium Red Hue |
| Suggested brush | Wheel: Your medium quill/mop |
| Suggested brush | Small segments: Tiny round (0 or 1) from the synthetic set |