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In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment on the use of color in the visual arts, students are introduced to the basics of the color wheel, as well as the ways in which artists use color to guide the viewer's attention through a painting's composition. Students explain the ways in which color is used to create a sense of depth in a two dimensional space, identify the ways in which the artist uses color to draw the viewer's attention to points within the composition, and discuss the effect of ... MoreIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment on the use of color in the visual arts, students are introduced to the basics of the color wheel, as well as the ways in which artists use color to guide the viewer's attention through a painting's composition. Students explain the ways in which color is used to create a sense of depth in a two dimensional space, identify the ways in which the artist uses color to draw the viewer's attention to points within the composition, and discuss the effect of color on the tone and mood of an artwork. Less
