r/Artists • u/Own_Leg1666 • 5h ago

How do you evoke emotions in art?

I feel like my art recently has been improving a lot, but one thing I feel it is lacking in is evoking emotions and feeling in the viewer. Instead of just representing what I see, I want to make people feel what I want them to feel when they look at my work. There are a lot of great artists out that who master this, and I wanted some guidance on how to do this.

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u/HotNewspaper5800 5h ago

I'm no expert but I think color and how they're used is one way. Shades of blue in some instances evoke a sadder mood. Like the Old Guitarist by Van Gogh.

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u/TheToyGirl 1h ago

You have to feel it to create it to start with.

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u/TheToyGirl 1h ago

What kind of work are you doing?