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COLOUR
Colour is the visual element that has the strongest effect on our emotions. We use colour to create the mood or atmosphere of an artwork.


How can colour be used...
Colour can tap into our emotions and trigger feelings. An artist can use colour to play with our heart strings.
Colour can be used to grab our attention and make us notice certain parts of an artwork.
Colour can also...
Colour can imitate nature or it can be fantastical to create worlds that seem dreamlike or surreal.
Colour can be symbolic and can represent things such as anger, sadness, peace or danger.






Complementary





Warm & Cold





Optical





Intensity





Emotion
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