Mixing cool colors, color theory for kids
Learning to mix cool colors can be easily learned by kids of all ages.
In my new book “Kids Color Theory” I explain how Cool color mixing can be introduced with just two to three step lessons.
Artist learn to create cool colors to control color moods in their paintings and drawings.
If you look at the color wheel picture above, you can see one side labeled warm and the other is labeled cool.
Warm colors usually represent warmth, while cool colors usually represent calm and relaxing tones of hues.
Common cool colors palette
Yellow green
green
blue green
blue
blue violet
violet
Cool colors usually contrast and stand out when they are near or against warm colors, meaning they are complimentary colors.
If you want to introduce kids to cool colors, show them a typical artisan color wheel and split it in half to show them warm vs. cool.
Vincent Van Gogh’s painting Starry Night is considered a cool palette of colors.
There are very tiny hits of warm colors in the houses and the burst of yellow in stars and the moon.
If you would like to know more about teaching kids basic ideas on how to mix primary colors, you can visit some of my blogs:
Mixing Paint into Warm Autumn Colors
Or you can buy my book “Kids Color Theory” Paperback book.
Practice mixing cool colors
Blue + Yellow = Green
Red + Blue = Violet
(Tint) Blue + White = Light Blue
(Shade) Blue + Black = Dark Navy Blue
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