The First Colors
What are the Primary Colors?
Red, Yellow, and Blue
What are the secondary colors?
Orange, Violet, and Green
What is the term; tints and shades of one color?
Monochromatic Color Scheme
Define the word tint.
A color and white mixed together.
Winged Victory (Nike of Samothrace)
Why are the primary colors called primary?
They are the colors that create all other colors. You cannot create these colors.
What is red + yellow?
Orange
What is the term; 2 colors opposite from each other on the color wheel?
Complementary Color Scheme
Define the word Shade.
A color and black mixed together.
What animals were depicted in the first documented drawings (Lascaux Cave Paintings?)
Bulls & Horse
When you mix the primary colors equally you get what?
A Neutral Color
What is yellow + blue?
Green
What is the term; 3 colors next to each other on the color wheel?
Analogous
Give an example of an Analogous color scheme.
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What is another name for a “ferret” as seen in Da Vinci’s Renaissance painting?
Ermine
What happens when you mix 1 primary and 1 secondary color together?
A tertiary color is formed
What is red + blue?
Violet
What are the 3 Color Schemes?
Monochromatic, Analogous, and Complementary
How do you make tertiary colors?
Mixing 1 Primary and 1 Secondary colors together.
What is the name of the Baroque artwork that the artist, Diego Velazquez, painted himself into?
Las Meninas
What happens when you mix 2 primary colors?
A secondary color is formed
What is another name for Violet?
Purple
List the 3 examples of the Complementary Color Scheme.
Red & Green, Yellow & Violet, Orange & Blue
When you mix 2 complementary colors together what do they create?
A Neutral Color
Tessera