Visual Worlds: Shape and Color · Drawing and Composition

Color Mixing and Emotions

Learning how primary colors interact to create new hues and how color choice influences the viewer's feelings.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to our feelings when a painting changes from blue to bright yellow?
  2. 2Why might an artist use dark colors for a quiet scene?
  3. 3How can we create new colors to tell a specific story?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9AVA2E01AC9AVA2R01
Year: Year 1
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Worlds: Shape and Color
Period: Drawing and Composition

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