Visual Worlds and Artistic Elements · Drawing and Composition

The Power of Color and Mood

Investigating how warm and cool colors influence the emotional impact of a painting.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a painter use color to tell us how a character is feeling?
  2. 2What happens to the mood of a picture if we change blue to bright red?
  3. 3Why do certain colors make us feel peaceful while others make us feel energetic?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Visual Arts - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Worlds and Artistic Elements
Period: Drawing and Composition

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