Pyramid Gradient, and Color Wheels

A sketch of the gradient pyramid before adding the varying shades of blue.

A sketch of the color wheel with only the primary colors. (Acrylic Paint)

My pyramid the left is black added to blue, the center is the pure hue, 

and the right is blue with white added to it. (Acrylic Paint)

The color wheel created with only mixing primary colors. (Acrylic Paint)

Color wheel made using only primary colors. (Mehron Face paints) 

The first two weeks of class we learned about color theory.  With the primary colors,

you are able to create any color you desire.  A color itself is a pure hue, a hue with black added

to it is called a shade, adding white makes it a tint, and adding grey is a tone.  Using the

acrylic paints was a lot easier than using the face paint, but once I got used to it, it wasn't too bad.

The brushes and water needed changed more frequently when using the face paint to keep the hues

true to what they are supposed to be.  Water is your friend when using the Mehron paints!