Visual Worlds: Elements and Design · Drawing and Composition

Color Theory and Mood

Exploring primary, secondary, and warm/cool colors to understand how palette choices affect the viewer.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why might an artist choose a monochromatic blue palette for a portrait?
  2. 2How do complementary colors create energy in a painting?
  3. 3What colors would you use to represent a quiet morning versus a busy city?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Visual Arts - Grade 3
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Worlds: Elements and Design
Period: Drawing and Composition

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