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The Color Wheel

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What is a color wheel? A.) A graphic organizer that explains all of the colors in the visible spectrum and how they are related to each other. B.) A famous painting by the artist Louise Nevelson. C.) A type of wooden wheel that is used on carriages. D.) A type of paintbrush used for painting perfect circles

A.) A graphic organizer that explains all of the colors in the visible spectrum and how they are related to each other.

200

Each section of the color wheel displays the following... A.) Lots of colors B.) Brown C.) A single hue and its tints and shades. D.) Color schemes

C.) A single hue and its tints and shades.

300

What are complementary colors? A.) Colors that are very friendly to each other. B.) Any two colors opposite each other on the color wheel. C.) Orange and Yellow. D.) The last colors that you pick to put into your painting.

B.) Any two colors opposite each other on the color wheel.

400

What colors do you mix to make brown?

Answers may vary...

500

What is a triadic color scheme? A.) Any three colors, evenly spaced on the color wheel, or any colors, or any three colors separated by three colors. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of its complementary color. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

A.) Any three colors, evenly spaced on the color wheel, or any colors, or any three colors separated by three colors.

Color Mixing

100

Which colors do you mix to get the color green? A.) Red & Yellow B.) Blue & Red C.) Blue & Yellow D.) Violet & Orange

C.) Blue and Yellow

200

Which colors do you mix to get the color orange? A.) Red & Yellow B.) Blue & Red C.) Blue & Yellow D.) Violet & Orange

A.) Red & Yellow

300

Which colors do you mix to get the color violet? A.) Red & Yellow B.) Blue & Red C.) Blue & Yellow D.) None

B.) Blue & Red

400

Which colors do you mix to get the color blue? A.) Red & Yellow B.) Blue & Red C.) Blue & Yellow D.) None

D.) None

500

Which colors do you mix to get the color red? A.) None B.) Blue & Red C.) Blue & Yellow D.) Red & Violet

A.) None

Primary Colors

100

List the Primary Colors

Blue, Red, & Yellow

200

What is the difference between primary and secondary colors? A.) Secondary colors are not as good as primary colors. B.) Secondary colors are bold and Primary colors are bland. C.) Primary colors cannot be mixed from any other colors. D.) Primary colors are easier to use.

C.) Primary colors cannot be mixed from any other colors.

300

What color do I get if I mix all three primary colors together? A.) Pink B.) White C.) Brown D.) Orange

C.) Brown

400

When mixing primary colors & their tints and shades, what do you begin with? A.) Always with a brush and palette. B.) The lighter color, and add the darker color in slowly. C.) The darker color, and add the lighter color in slowly. D.) Equal amounts of both colors.

B.) The lighter color, and add the darker color in slowly.

500

If primary colors cannot be mixed using any other colors, where do they come from?

Primary colored paints come from crushing compounds that are primary colored. These used to be natural -cochineal (variation of red), for example, comes from beetle shell. Iron oxide has been used to make red too. Today, many of the pigments used in paints are synthetic/chemical compounds.

Secondary & Tertiary Colors

100

What are the three secondary colors?

Green, Orange, & Violet

200

When talking or writing about tertiary colors, how do we refer to them? A.) With names like magenta, and cyan. B.) By hyphenated names that include the primary and secondary colors that were used to mix them. C.) Usually as Bob & Karen. D.) As a chemical mixture who's properties can only be explained through complex formulas and equations.

B.) By hyphenated names that include the primary and secondary colors that were used to mix them.

300

On a color wheel, tertiary colors are found... A.) Between primary and secondary colors. B.) In the center of the wheel. C.) Along the outside edge of the wheel. D.) Tertiary colors are not included in the color wheel.

A.) Between primary and secondary colors.

400

Secondary colors are made by... A.) Wishing on a star at midnight. B.) Mixing certain primary colors together. C.) Crushing pigments and natural elements to extract color. D.) You cannot make secondary colors.

B.) Mixing certain primary colors together.

500

Write down a secondary color, then identify the 2 primary colors used to create it.

Answers may vary.

Color Schemes

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What is a complementary color scheme? A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of its complementary color. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel.

200

What is an analogous color scheme? A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of its complementary color. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

300

What is a diadic color scheme? A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of its complementary color. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

400

What is a split-complementary color scheme? A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of the color opposite it on the color wheel. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

C.) A color scheme that uses a color, and the two colors on either side of the color opposite it on the color wheel.

500

What is a monochromatic color scheme? A.) A color scheme that uses three colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. B.) A color scheme that uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. C.) A color scheme that uses only shades and tints of the same hue in a painting. D.) A color scheme that uses two colors that are separated by two colors on the color wheel.

C.) A color scheme that uses only shades and tints of the same hue in a painting.