Final Exam Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Complementary colors

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Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

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Primary colors

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Those that cannot be created by mixing any other colors together

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Secondary colors

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These colors are made by mixing any two of the primary colors

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Tertiary colors

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Made by mixing two secondary colors together, or by mixing a secondary with a primary color

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Analogous colors

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When an image is made up of different hues from the same area on the color wheel

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Monochromatic colors

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When an entire image is made up of shades, tints, and tones of the same hue

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Tone

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A hue mixed with gray

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Grayscale

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A figure showing stepped gradations from black to white

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Value

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The lightness or darkness of a color

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Shade

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The opposite of a tint; a hue mixed with black

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Saturation or Chroma

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Describes a hue in its purest form

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Hue

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Another word for color

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13
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Tint

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A hue that has been mixed with white

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Subtractive mixing

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Mixing equal parts of the primary colors should, theoretically, create black pigment

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Intensity

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The brightness or dullness of a color

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Additive mixing

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Mixing equal parts of the primary colors together should create white pigment

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What are the 4 things that line can do?

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Control a viewer’s eye, Describe edges, Indicate form as well as movement, Indicate value and a light source in a design (when used as shading)

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How can you affect the form and value of a line?

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Changing its length, width, and/or texture

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How many dimensions do shapes have?

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2

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What are the dimensions that shapes have?

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Length & Width

21
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What type of shape is easy to recognize and usually has a name with which people associate

22
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What type of shape usually follows no rules and are NOT typically man made

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Freeform or Organic

23
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What are the shapes defined by objects known as?

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Positive Shapes

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What are the shapes defined around or inside objects known as?

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Negative Shapes

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How many dimensions do forms have?
3
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What are the dimensions that forms have?
Length, Width, & Depth
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Which element of design is the key to creating the illusion of light?
Value
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Who is credited with creating the color wheel?
Sir Isaac Newton
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What are the 6 ways that we can use to create the illusion of space in a 2-dimensional object?
Overlapping, Placement on the paper, Size, Detail, Color and value, Perspective
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What occurs when objects that are closer to the viewer prevent the view of objects that are behind them?
Overlapping
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When you place an object higher in the picture plane, will it appear closer to the viewer, or further away?
Further Away
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If an object is larger than others on the page, will it appear closer to the viewer, or further away?
Closer to the viewer
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What happens to the detail of an object as it gets further away from the viewer?
Decrease in detail
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When dealing with color and value to determine space, objects that are closer to the viewer have what characteristics?
Objects that are closer are warmer and darker in value
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What method of drawing can be used to create the illusion of space on a flat surface?
Perspective
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What color scheme is made up of one color only?
Monochromatic Scheme
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What color scheme uses colors (3 or 4) that are next to each other on the color wheel?
Analogous Scheme
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What color scheme uses two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel?
Complementary Scheme
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What color scheme uses three colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel?
Triadic Scheme
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What color scheme uses a color and the closest analogous colors of its complementary color?
Split-complementary Scheme
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What color scheme usually uses reds, oranges, and yellows?
Warm Color Scheme
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What color scheme usually uses blues, greens, and purples?
Cool Color Scheme
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Define Line
A mark on a surface or a dot that moves across the page
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Define Shape
When a line is enclosed
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Define Form
Shapes with an added dimension (depth)
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Define Value
The lightness or darkness of a color
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Define Space
The area around, above, and within an object
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Define Texture
The way an object feels to the touch or looks as if it may feel if it were touched
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Define Color
Refers to reflected light