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Adventures in Color
Sample Workbook Page

Sample page:  Items shown in red will be filled in or circled by the student, after the content has been covered. Then, a simple paper collage is created to remember the colors and concepts.  

WARM COLORS:

Warm colors are the colors of fire:  red, orange, yellow

 They are the colors on the left of YOUR color wheel.

 Circle correct answers: 

Warm colors are considered:     Dramatic    Serene         Attention getting  Subdued      

In most designs (quilts and otherwise), warm colors are used:    more / less    than cool colors.  A way to remember this is the phrase, a little bit of fire”.

Warm colors tend to:   advance / recede

Your impressions:

How much do you use warm colors?  

What season(s) do you associate with muted warm colors?  What about intense warm colors?  

What emotions do you associate with warm colors?  (Think about pure colors, pastels, and darks.  Your answers will change with each.)

Pure (intense) warm colors:

Pastel warm colors:

          Dark warm colors:

Image - warm colors sample page

 

Homework:
          Find a warm fabric that you like.  Add it to your workbook. 


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