The document discusses the different types of colors on a color wheel including primary colors like red, yellow and blue that cannot be mixed from other colors, secondary colors like orange, green and violet that are created by mixing two primary colors, and intermediate and tertiary colors created by mixing primary or secondary colors. It encourages the reader to mix colors on their palette and create a scratch picture to show their skills at combining colors.

1. The Colors of the Wheel

4. Primary colors - red, yellow and blue (colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors) Secondary colors - orange, green and violet (colors that are created by mixing two primary colors together) Intermediate colors - colors that are created when a primary color is mixed with a secondary color (ex. “yellow-orange”) Tertiary colors - the browns and grays created by mixing all three primary colors Complimentary colors - colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel (ex. yellow and violet)