Visual Language: Color, Texture, and Space · Drawing & Composition

Color Theory and Emotional Impact

An exploration of primary, secondary, and complementary colors and how they influence the viewer's mood.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do specific color palettes change the way we perceive a character's personality?
  2. 2What choices did this artist make to guide your eye toward the focal point?
  3. 3How does the use of warm or cool tones create a sense of temperature in a landscape?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating VA.Cr1.1.4NCAS: Responding VA.Re8.1.4
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Visual Language: Color, Texture, and Space
Period: Drawing & Composition

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