Lesson 9 of 100 · Painting

⭐ 30 XP🎨 Color Lab

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.

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Mind = Blown

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

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Artist Spotlight

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

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

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.

Techniques You'll Practice

warm colorscool colorsmood through color

Materials Needed

Paper plates for palettesFinger paint

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every brand, every poster, every video game — color was picked on purpose.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find five shades of one color around your house.

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For the dinner table

“Why did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?”

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