CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS2 FIRST TERM

WEEK 10

THE STUDY OF COLOURS (COLOUR APPLICATION)

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. State two uses of colour.
2. Mention two psychological meanings of red.
3. What is craft? 

4. State any two local crafts you know. 

Contents

PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING OF COLOUR

There are four basic psychological colours. They include red, blue, yellow and green. They relate to the body, the mind, the emotions and the essential balance between these three. The psychological properties of colour are as follows

1. RED: Physical Positive: Physical courage, warmth, energy, basic survival, fight or flight, stimulation, masculinity, excitement. Negative defiance: aggression, visual impact, strain, anger.
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