Fundamentals pathway
The Fundamentals Pathway is a set of exercises focussed on the ten fundamental concepts for colour literacy. Click on the image for more information about each fundamental concept, and click on the exercise titles below each image for instructions and handouts.
Describing Colours
Experiencing Colours
Colour is an essential part of our lives
Living in Colour Quiz
Colour Diary
Surrounded by Colours
Scavenger Hunt
Our emotional responses to colour are complex
Character Associations
Faces
We can describe colours by their hue family and character.
Free Sort
Sorting Hue Families
Sorting Characters
Colour organization is 3-dimensional
Hue Families Model
Achromatic vs Chromatic
Sorting Lightness
Sorting Chroma
Lightness-Chroma Model
Perceiving Colours
Colour is a perceptual experience
Orange Cube
Afterimages
Not everyone perceives colours in the same way
Light is key for colour
Lights on & off
Examining the Spectrum
Expanding the Spectrum
Colour is contextual
Koffka Ring
Munker-White Illusion
Working with Colours
When we mix coloured media, the resulting mixture depends on the process
Comparative Mixing
Comparing Complements
Colour communicates
Squares & Diamonds
