Warm and Cool Color Landscapes

Practice warm colors in this art lesson: warm and cool color landscapes.

🎨 Studio Brief #9

Paint two versions of the same landscape: one using only warm colors (red, orange, yellow) and one using only cool colors (blue, green, purple).

🎯 Your mission

Splash colors that don't usually hang out together.

⚡ The twist

Skip the color you'd normally pick.

What you'll learn

Paint two versions of the same landscape: one using only warm colors (red, orange, yellow) and one using only cool colors (blue, green, purple). See how color affects mood.

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Techniques you'll practise

warm colorscool colorsmood through color

You will need

Watercolor paint setRound brushes (sizes 4-8)Watercolor paper

Step 1 of 4

Sketch a simple landscape on two pieces of paper: sky, hills, water, or trees.

Step 2 of 4

Paint the first version using only warm colors. The sky might be orange, the hills red.

Step 3 of 4

Paint the second version using only cool colors. The sky is blue, the hills purple or green.

Step 4 of 4

Place them side by side and discuss: which feels energetic? Which feels calm?

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Mixing red, yellow, and blue paint together makes mud — but mixing red, green, and blue light makes white.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Vincent van Gogh painted *Starry Night* from memory, in a hospital, at night.

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✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

🏆 Try this week: Find five shades of one color around your house.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

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