This document provides instructions for exercises to practice color theory and different text styles. It instructs the reader to complete a color wheel, identify primary and secondary colors, find complementary color pairs, and create charts of cool and warm colors. Later exercises direct the reader to write words or phrases in 3D, perspective, and graffiti-inspired text styles using bright colors and following additional guidelines. The goal is to apply understanding of color and experiment with different textual designs.

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2. This booklet will teach you different ways to write text and help you develop you use of
colour. There is an exercise on nearly every page. Make sure that you read ALL of the
instructions carefully.
Before you begin let’s recap some
colour theory.
Complete the simple colour wheel on
the right in COLOUR PENCIL. Press
hard to achieve bright colours.
Which are the primary colours?
1
2
3
Which are the secondary colours?
1
2
3
Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel. They work well
together. Can you find three complementary pairs? Colour the boxes below.
Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3
Cool colours tend to recede while warm colours advance. Create two charts. One
with as many cool colour and tones you can create and one with as many warm
colours and tones.
Cool
Warm
Apply your understanding of colour to the tasks in this book.

5. Choose one of Bob and Roberta Smith’s slogans below.
Write it in 3D text in this space. Fill in with bright colour.
Think about which way the 3D drop will go and use a different colour for it.

7. Look at this piece by Bob and
Roberta Smith and the way
perspective text has been used.
Use the guidelines below to
write a word that you would
associate with Protest. (Use
‘Hijack Reality’ if you cannot
think of anything)
Use your ruler to join the
corners of each letter to ONE of
the stars in a corner. Use bright
colours, leave no white space.

9. Use plenty
of colour!

10. Look at these pieces by Bob and
Roberta Smith and graffiti artist, Ben
Eine. They have used a carnival style
font. Try to copy the text below on
the sheet opposite.

11. If the text on the left is too difficult to copy then try the one below. The dots look like lights.

12. Write one word over three lines like the Ben Eine example on the right.
Use the carnival font and plenty of bright colours.