{"id":954,"date":"2021-07-13T06:42:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T06:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gallerybry.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2021-12-31T05:03:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T05:03:11","slug":"what-is-color-temperature-how-to-use-warm-and-cool-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallerybry.com\/?p=954","title":{"rendered":"What is Color Temperature: How to use Warm and Cool Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we will further define color temperature and give some examples of how to use it in paintings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color temperature is nothing more than a way to group colors and describe how they relate and interact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color temperature falls into two categories\u2014warm and cool. Cool colors are often closer to blue and purple. And warm colors are closer to red and yellow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An example of how colors are commonly grouped into warm and cool colors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They were likely put into these categories because warm colors evoke feelings of fire and passion while cool colors evoke feelings of ice and tranquility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these color categories play a far bigger role than helping you decide what color to paint fire and ice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm and cool colors can be used to turn form (see the previous article), create moods, and suggest space and distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm and cool colors can be used to make small turns in form while still keeping values close together. This helps simplify values and maintain a strong value structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color temperature can also suggest moods. Want to paint a sunset or the feeling of golden hour? Use more yellows and warm colors in your highlights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Landscape
Example of one of Bryan\u2019s landscapes that exemplify how warm highlights create the feeling of golden hour <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common ways to use color temperature is for atmospheric perspective in landscape painting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will often find cooler colors like blue and purple in the background and warmer colors like red and yellow in the foreground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Landscape
Example of a landscape oil painting by Bryan, demonstrating atmospheric perspective <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The main takeaway is that warm and cool colors give us a convenient way to describe color groups and can create specific effects in paintings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not a hard science and there are no rules to describe which colors fall into which categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s helpful to think of a color as being warmer or cooler in relation to a nearby color, rather than thinking of a color as inherently warm or cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you use color temperature in your paintings? Feel free to comment or ask a question. I\u2019d love to help you on your painting journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop back tomorrow when we will discuss edges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until then, just keep painting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today we will further define color temperature and give some examples of how to use it in paintings. Color temperature is nothing more than a way to group colors and describe how they relate and interact. Color temperature falls into two categories\u2014warm and cool. Cool colors are often closer to blue and purple. And warm … <\/p>\n

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