How to Construct a Color Wheel

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make a circle and divide it into 12 parts.

   Click on the image for a larger version, or go straight to 'this link' for a printable size. , In oil use transparent Nickel complex PY153, for watercolors I use Tartrazine PY100 or PY153.
   
   Old Holland Classic Acrylics has made an orange side isoindolinone PY110 and a brown side nickel azo PY95 with iron oxide PR101.,,,,,,,,,,, Yellow-Green is 50% transparent cyan and 100% transparent yellow.
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   Step 2: Fill the top wedge with transparent yellow.

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   Step 3: To the right the next color is Orange

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   Step 4: 100% transparent yellow and 50% transparent Quinacridone Magenta PR122.

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   Step 5: The first secondary color is Red

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   Step 6: 100% transparent yellow and 100% transparent magenta.

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   Step 7: Scarlet Crimson is 100% transparent magenta and 50% transparent yellow.

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   Step 8: The second primary color is 100% transparent magenta

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   Step 9: Quinacridone PR122.

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    Step 10: Next is Purple

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    Step 11: 100% transparent magenta and 50% transparent cyan PB15.

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    Step 12: Blue is next and it's the second secondary color

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    Step 13: the opposite color is yellow

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    Step 14: mix 100% transparent magenta and 100% transparent cyan

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    Step 15: Cobalt blue hue is next

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    Step 16: 100% transparent cyan and 50 % transparent magenta.

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    Step 17: The third transparent primary Cyan is next

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    Step 18: it's called phthalocyan or phthalo cyan or Thalo cyan

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    Step 19: PB15.3.

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    Step 20: Next is Turquoise

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    Step 21: 100% transparent cyan and 50% transparent yellow.

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    Step 22: Green is the third secondary color

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    Step 23: 100% transparent cyan and 100% transparent yellow.

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    Step 24: The 11th color is to the left of the 1st color Yellow.

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