Quiz 5

Question 1

Components of Color

Answer 1

color- range of visible frequencies of light; light is color – things have color

Question 2

Hue

Answer 2

“redness” or “blueness”, etc. that locates it on spectrum; human
eye can distinguish 150 distinct; primary colors; secondary triad

Question 3

Value

Answer 3

every hue has own value; add white/black—some colors will maintain typical character; monochromatic - one hue w/ variation of value

Question 4

Intensity

Answer 4

Brilliance or dullness (greyness); add black, white, grey or color’s
complement to make neutral (lower intensity)

Question 5

Temperature

Answer 5

warm/cool; psychological impact; any hue can be mixed warm or cool

Question 6

Complementary Color

Answer 6

exact opposite; negative afterimage; each complement will make same neutral

Question 7

Color Systems

Answer 7

various systems to classify colors; printer’s, Ostwald, Munsell, Pantone

Question 8

Mixing Light

Answer 8

light primaries - red, blue violet & green

Question 9

Mixing Pigment

Answer 9

more colors mixed together = less
light = subtractive

Question 10

Monochrome color

Answer 10

all same hue at different values & intensities

Question 11

Analogous color

Answer 11

hues close to or touching on color wheel, often at different values & intensities

Question 12

Triadic harmonies

Answer 12

three color groups evenly space on color wheel

Question 13

Split-complementary harmonies

Answer 13

a color with the two colors
adjacent to its’ complement harmony, of course, is subjective

Question 14

Color Keys

Answer 14

music analogy; high/low

Question 15

Interaction

Answer 15

always in context; simultaneous contrast - color of a field will call
forth its opposite quality in a color placed in it

Question 16

Weight & Balance

Answer 16

darker hues = heavier

Question 17

Making Light

Answer 17

a kind of consistency that unifies all the different color areas

Question 18

Making Space

Answer 18

cool colors tend to recede, warm advance;
find various levels

Question 19

Local Color

Answer 19

when local color is strong, light appears to be colorless

Question 20

Volume & Atmosphere

Answer 20

Atmospheric perspective - objects increasingly take on the color of the light the farther away they are

Question 21

Descriptive & Subjective Color

Answer 21

Even realism is a type of abstraction (translation)

Question 22

Color Symbolism

Answer 22

Over history, various systems, cultural ideas

Question 23

Levels of Order

Answer 23

Hierarchies; dominant/secondary forms; order/”randomness”

Question 24

Harmony & Dissonance

Answer 24

Both deal with viewer’s expectations

Question 25

Balance

Answer 25

Lively configuration of visual forces to create something greater than a simple sum of parts

Question 26

Tension

Answer 26

Some degree of distortion, deformation or resistance

Question 27

Radial symmetry

Answer 27

Balance from center point

Question 28

Bilateral symmetry

Answer 28

Right/left or top/bottom balance

Question 29

Asymmetry

Answer 29

About differences and tensely resolved contrasts

Question 30

Clarity & Ambiguity

Answer 30

Eye has built-in preference for clarity (Prägnanz); purposeful ambiguity is thought-provoking

Question 31

Hierarchy & Subdivision

Answer 31

Hierarchy allows seeing the whole organizational structure, the subdivisions into which smaller parts fit

Question 32

Families of Forms

Answer 32

Connections/subtle variations between shapes, colors and textures

Question 33

Repetition & Variation

Answer 33

Context-dependent; can emphasize mechanical, huge quantities, tedium, etc.

Question 34

Rhythm

Answer 34

Structuring visual motion; music analogy

Question 35

Curve

Answer 35

Lyrical; movement; organic

Question 36

Arabesque

Answer 36

Complicated, interweaving linear composition; grid alternative

Question 37

Straightness

Answer 37

Visual symbol of non-interaction; beyond merely straight