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SELECT A SECTION ELEMENTS OF ART ART TECHNIQUES ART HISTORY ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

Function of Light

• Principles
• Subtractive
• Subtractive 2
• Additive
• Additive 2

Properties of Color

• Hue
• Intensity
• Value
• HVI
• Schemes
• Examples

Expressive Qualities

• Warm/Cool
• Emotion
• Examples

Optical Effects

• Value
• Color
• Contrast

Warm/Cool Colors are often described in terms of temperature. Reds, oranges and yellows are generally considered warm colors, while blues, purples and greens are commonly described as cool. Color temperature can affect the spatial perception of color. Warm colors appear to advance in the picture plane, while cool colors seem to recede. Artists often use these properties of color temperature to enhance the spatial characteristics of their work.

The overall color temperature of a composition can have a direct emotional impact upon the viewer by influencing how we perceive the dynamics of the composition and by triggering various memories and associations. Click on items from either side of the image to alter the color of the element. Then use the slider underneath the composition to select the color you want that element to be. As you experiment, take note of which colors appear to advance in space and which seem to recede.