The Artist's Palette: Visual Foundations · Drawing and Composition

Color Theory and Emotional Expression

An investigation into primary and secondary colors and how different hues can represent specific feelings.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a painter use color to tell us how they feel?
  2. 2What happens to the mood of a picture if we change blue to bright orange?
  3. 3Why do certain colors make us feel happy or sad?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating VA.Cr1.1.2NCAS: Responding VA.Re7.2.2
Grade: 2nd Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: The Artist's Palette: Visual Foundations
Period: Drawing and Composition

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