References

This page contains all resources used throughout the entire website. This website is designed to be a curriculum resource and used in conjunction with a series of lessons related to colour theory

References

All references below have been used throughout the entire website and are here to give credit to the original creators of the content.

Colour theory overview

colour matters, a useful link to extra information about colour theory. http://www.colormatters.com/
http://color.hailpixel.com/
http://colorhunter.com/
http://paletton.com/#uid=1000u0kllllaFw0g0qFqFg0w0aF
Web Color KiloChart. 1068 color chips with decimal. RGB codes. https://www.visibone.com/color/kilochart.html
colour calculator is a useful link with more information about colour theory http://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator
adobe colour wheel, has selections of different types of colour such as 'analogous' and complementary. Good for students who are struggling to understand the different types of colour. Can also aid media/vis com students in web and graphic design https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/
colourpod, a website that sources most/all of colour theory, has good sources for colour pallettes as well http://www.colourpod.com/
https://cs.nyu.edu/courses/fall02/V22.0380-001/color_theory.htm
Video: The Effect of Color | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios https://youtu.be/nX0DHd5QNS8 sourced from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/522417625501874587/

Mixing colours

1500 Colour Mixing Recipes For Oil, Acrylic & Watercolour, William F. Powell, Walter Foster Publishing, ISBN9781600582837, Hardback – 176 pages http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/shop/item/9781600582837
'colour mixing chart', Birgit O’Connor’s Color-Mixing Chart from Christine McHugh, Managing Editor, May 17, 2011, http://www.artistsnetwork.com/the-artists-magazine/oconnor-blank-color-mixing-charts retreived 22/05/2015

History/ Colour theory & supporting theorists + history behind it's evolution into modern colour theory

munsler colour system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell_color_system (as an activity, an expantion on creating a colour wheel, students could create their own munsler colour tree https://www.google.com.au/search?q=munsell+colour+tree&es_sm=122&biw=1366&bih=599&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=K3teVdygKcHt8gXviYPwBw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ)
Itten's colour theory http://a-mushtaq1114-dp.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/colour-theory-lecture-3-ittens-7.html
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/artist-paints/colour-theory-painting.htm
https://ekaterinasmirnova.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/basic-color-theory-by-kandinsky-44/

Colour theory related exhibitions/artists

'Wootini meets MoMA in a color-theory smackdown' article on 'I Will Miss You When I'm Gone' exhibition on colour theory http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A216592
MOMA's Macheine for living colour; This installation of twentieth-century color charts shows that there is no one “true” model for color. Rather, visualizations reflect the orientation of their creators. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/livingcolor/
colour and light, an exhibition at art gallery of NSW, good information on how colour theory was implemented in past works, http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/education/education-materials/education-kits/exhibition-kits/sydney-moderns/colour-and-light/ which linked into a lecture series http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/calendar/colour-theory/
Exhibition link at heidi, very well put together, useful for students to look at http://www.heide.com.au/assets/files/Education/Colour-BazaarNine-Contemporary-Works.pdf
Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
March 2 - May 12, 2008 http://www.thecityreview.com/colorcht.html
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/colorchart/
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2008/colorchart/flashsite/
http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/interactives/11
colour on the concrete; review of exhibition: http://newsroom.uts.edu.au/events/2015/05/colour-concrete, exhibitions main website: http://colourontheconcrete.net/
COLOR. By Tom Sachs, Tom Sachs Movies, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBM_9W_e_D4

different types of colour

colour wheel

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/artist-paints/colour-theory-painting.htm
collegeonline.org 'Color Theory : Graphic Design Tips' https://www.pinterest.com/pin/113504853080652819/
postography.co.uk, sourced from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/370632244310456558/
'artist's colour wheel' sourced from http://www.dreamhomedecorating.com/color-wheel-chart.htmlb retreived 22/05/2015

colour context

color Logic and Color Logic for Web Site Design
http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory

Colour theory related apps and games

sketchbook express for ipad https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sketchbook-express-for-ipad/id410871280?mt=8
‘brushes’ for ipad https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/brushes-3/id545366251?mt=8
'trymix' weblink, a game for experimenting with mixing colours http://trycolors.com/
http://www.ipadartroom.com/the-color-mixing-medley/
'blendoku a free colour arranging game, app for smartphones and ipads https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelyfew.blendoku&hl=en
Color Zen is a new kind of puzzle game for phones and tablets. One that invites you to put on your headphones, relax, and find your way through an abstract world of colors and shapes. There is no score. No penalties for failure. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.largeanimal.colorzen&hl=en
True Color is a game inspired by the Stroop effect. You need to check if the name of the color written matches with the color displayed. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurelhubert.truecolor&hl=en
Solve a jigsaw of light by blending colors and combining geometric shapes, in a cerebral challenge that's as relaxing as it is addictive. Chromixa is a unique and highly stylized puzzle title https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chromixa-free/id360094655?mt=8 demonstration at https://youtu.be/MTOc6bzpsSY
http://randomcolour.com/
arrange and select correct hex codes, good for advanced web design students http://www.rgbchallenge.com/
MOMA art lab https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moma-art-lab/id529886963?mt=8

Other useful resources related to colour theory

A VISUAL ARCHIVE OF COLOUR SYSTEMS http://culturevore.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/a-visual-archive-of-colour-systems.html
useful link to breif descriptions of colour systems in art and science throughout history http://www.colorsystem.com/?page_id=551&lang=en
idea for an activity related to colour theory https://www.pinterest.com/pin/21955116908295796/
colour pallette website/blog, useful for sourcing ideas for colour pallettes http://chromaa.com/

students activities

colour wheel

colour test

x-rite pantone colour arrangement test; Find out how well you see color and compare your results today! http://www.xrite.com/online-color-test-challenge
Colblinder's D-15 Disc Arrangement CVD Test http://www.color-blindness.com/color-arrangement-test/

howard arkley game

Access the game at this link: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/arkley/education/ed_interactive.html and play around. Print what you have done and put it into your visual diary. Educators: more information can be found at http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/arkley/education/

Surrounded by colour

'Surrounded by colour' is a informational video on colour theory and it's rill in our every day life. link : http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1647679/surrounded-by-colour

Artists for student's reference

AusVELS and AUS curriculum links

http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/The-Arts/Curriculum#level=7
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/auscurric/progressionpoints/artsartprogressionpoints.pdf
Australian curriculum Content Description - (ACAVAR123) http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/the-arts/visual-arts/curriculum/f-10?layout=1#level7-8
(ACAVAM129)

Educators: This website is designed to be a curriculum resource and used in conjunction with a series of lessons related to colour theory