Color Theory
Composition
100

The three primary colors

what are red, yellow, and blue?

100

The arrangement of elements in a work of art.

What is composition?

200

The color is created by mixing red and yellow

what is orange?

200

The term 'balance' refers to in art composition.

What is the distribution of 'visual weight' or objects in an artwork.

300

The colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel

What are complementary?

300

One method artists use to create emphasis in their compositions.

What are contrast, size, or placement?

400

The term for a color that is created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color

what is a tertiary color?

400

The 'focal point' in a piece of art

What is the area that draws the viewer's attention first?

500

The significance and representation of warm colors in artwork

What is to evoke feelings of warmth and comfort?

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