Visual Storytelling and Composition · Drawing and Composition

Color Theory and Emotion

Investigating the relationship between color choices and the emotional impact of a piece of art.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does this piece make you feel and why?
  2. 2What happens to the story when we swap warm colors for cool colors?
  3. 3How do artists use color to highlight the most important part of their work?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Visual Arts - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Visual Storytelling and Composition
Period: Drawing and Composition

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