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Color Theory Flashcards

1
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Define Color Wheel

A

a visual diagram showing the relationships of colors next to and opposite each other

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2
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What are the primary colors?

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Red, Yellow, Blue

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3
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What are the secondary colors?

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Orange, Green, Violet

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4
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Define tertiary colors?

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(Also called intermediate colors) each of these is a mix of a primary color and a secondary color on the color wheel

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5
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What are examples of tertiary colors?

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Red-Orange
Yellow-Orange
Yellow-Green
Blue-Green
Red-Violet
Blue-Violet

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6
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Define Complementary Colors

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Colors that are opposite of each other

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7
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What are the complementing colors?

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Red:Green
Blue:Orange
Yellow:Violet

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8
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Define Value

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The lightness or darkness of a color

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9
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Define Intensity

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How vibrant or bright the color is

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10
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Define Tint

A

Adding white to a color

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11
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Define Shade

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Adding black to a color

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12
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Define Analogous Colors

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3 or 4 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel

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13
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How do you make complementary colors?

A

mixing
complementary colors (opposites)

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14
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What are examples of neutrals?

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white, grays, browns, black

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15
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How do you increase your range?

A

making tints or shades

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16
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Define Medium

A

An artist’s choice of product for creating an artwork

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17
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Define line

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An element of art defined by a point moving in space

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18
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Define Shape

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An element that is 2D, flat, or limited to height and width

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19
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Define form

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Element that is 3D and encloses volume

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19
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Define Color

A

Light reflected by an object

20
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Define texture

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Visual and tactile surfaces that are added to an art piece

20
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Define space

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The emptiness or area between, around, above, below, or within objects

21
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Define viewfinder

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A square cut out you look through to specify your piece

22
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Define thumbnail sketch

A

small version of a sketch portraying bigger ideas

23
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Define sketching

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A rough starting point and idea of what you want your piece to look like after

24
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Define contour drawing

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A drawing using one single line and never picking up your pen

25
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Define blind contour drawing

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A drawing using one single line and never picking up your pen and not looking at your paper at all

26
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Define value scale

A

An organization of different shades from light to dark

26
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Define modified contour drawing

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Similar to a contour drawing, except you CAN pick up your pencil, but only a few times

26
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Define Light sources

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The element that radiates the light like the sun, a candle, etc.

27
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Define reflected light

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Light that bounces off other objects in the same area

28
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Define hatching

A

Shading using only closely placed parallel lines

28
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Define cross hatching

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Shading using only multiple layers to achieve tone

29
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Define Stippling

A

Shading using only dots

30
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Define Ferrell

A

the metal collar on a paint brush

30
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Define brush care

A

cleaning your brush!!!!

31
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Define monochromatic

A

One color from the lightest to darkest

32
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Define composition

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A completed piece of art that puts all of your elements together

32
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Define palette

A

A range of colors

33
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Define Background

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Parts of art the art piece that lie in the distance/back

33
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Define rule of thirds

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Guideline that tells you to divide your piece into thirds and don’t place anything in the center

34
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Define foreground

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Appears to be in front

35
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Define middle ground

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Lies between back and fore ground

36
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Define opaque

A

Doesn’t let light pass through

37
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Define transparent

A

Lets light pass through

38
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Define watercolor

A

Pigments suspended in water based solutions

39
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Define tempera

A

Permanent, fast drying paint

40
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Define Acrylic paint

A

Fast drying, suspended in acrylic polymer, plasticizers, and silicon oils

41
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Define oil paint

A

Slow drying, suspended in drying oil and linseed oil

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