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What does value mean in art?
The lightness and darkness of a colour.
What is a tint?
A colour mixed with white to make it lighter.
What are complementary colours?
Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel.
What is a shade?
A colour mixed with black to make it darker.
What is a tone?
A colour mixed with grey to make it less bright.
What is a value scale used for?
To show a range from light to dark values.
You add white to green. What do you create: a tint, tone, or shade?
A tint.
What is the complementary colour of red?
Green.
You add black to blue. What do you create: a tint, tone, or shade?
A shade.
You add grey to red. What do you create: a tint, tone, or shade?
A tone.
In a still life, what do we call the lightest part where the light hits most?
The highlight.
Why do artists use tints in a still life?
To show the lighter areas and make the object look 3D.
What is the complementary colour of blue?
Orange.
Why do artists use shades in a still life?
To show the shadow side and help objects look 3D.
Why might an artist choose tones instead of very bright colours?
Tones look more natural and less bright.
What is contrast in a drawing or painting?
A strong difference between light and dark values.
What mistake can happen if you add too much white when making a tint?
The colour can look washed out or too pale.
What happens when complementary colours are placed next to each other in art?
They look brighter and create strong contrast.
If you want a dark colour but you don’t want it to look muddy, what should you do?
Add black slowly, in small amounts, and test it.
How can complementary colours help you make a tone?
Mixing small amounts of complementary colours can make the colour duller/greyish (a tone).
What do we call the shadow that an object makes on the table?
A cast shadow.
If your colour is too dark, what is the best way to fix it using the correct vocabulary
Make a tint by adding white.
What is the complementary colour of yellow?
Purple (violet).
What mistake can happen if you add too much black when making a shade?
The colour can look muddy or lose its brightness.
If a colour is too bright and you want to calm it down, what should you make?
A tone.