Tutorial 80 - Color Temperature & Depth (Patreon)

Color temperature can have a really strong impact on our spacial perception. Though, value also has a lot to do with it, as noted in a previous tutorial (see tutorial 16 www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-16-4166200).

It's not only extremely useful to be aware of this effect for landscapes and environments, with any level of depth, but also for our compositions. Film makers often make use of this trick. You'll notice in crowd scenes the protagonist is wearing red while all other characters are blueish, green or grey. This has an instant pop effect. It's nothing new either, renaissance painters often depicted Jesus in red.

In my demo image I've chosen to paint the fields a warm dry color, to emphasize the effect, however, a warm green tone will do just as well.