WARM AND COOL COLOURS

Choices of colour and the relationships between colours have a huge influence on how a piece of art or a design looks and feels and the emotions it provokes.

TEMPERATURE: WARM AND COOL COLOURS

The twelve part colour wheel can be split into a section of six warm colours and another section of siv cool colours.



WARM colours remind us of things associated with the concecpt of heat such as summer, beaches, the sun, fire, etc.
COOL colours remind us of things associated with the absence of heat- such as winter, ice, water, etc.
Using wwarm and cool colours in a painting have different effects:

Warm colours are said to advance towards you as if they are jumping out of the painting. These colours can be exciting and energetic and will catch the viewer's attention by drawing the eye towards them.

                                     

Still life with sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh

Cool colours aare said to recede into the background, meaning that they move away from the viewer. Cool colours can be calming and relaxing but can also be used to signify sadness.

        

Blue Irises by Vincent Van Gogh

Great works by former students of mine changing the colours of the original paintings by the great artist Joaquín Sorolla.

Michelle Ayala and Alberto Corbalán interpretations

Carmen Belando 

YOUR TASK:

Choose two famous paintings: one in warm colours and another in cool colours. Change the colours as seen in the examples. Send me your works by e-mail. Don´t forget to include the artist's name, the title and date. 

A suggestion: Take a look at Picasso's blue and rose periods to get ideas.