What is your favorite color? If your favorite color is red, blue, or yellow, you like a primary color. Paintings and photographs show many more colors, though. They include secondary colors, too. When different colors come together, they can create a pleasing effect.
Write a descriptive essay about a painting or a photograph. To write your essay, you will need to research the ways that artists use color. Here are some questions to guide your research:
How do artists use a color wheel?
What are primary and secondary colors?
What is a complementary color? What are some examples of complementary colors?
Are you ready? Begin by visiting the Web sites in Step 2. Look for answers to the questions above, and write down what you learn in the note-taking boxes.
With teacher supervision, you may use search engines to research other Web sites. You also can research colors at the library. When you are ready, follow Steps 3 and 4 to write your descriptive essay.
Step 2. Research
Research answers to the questions you were asked in Step 1. Visit these Web sites. Take notes about them on this page, too!
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