Colour Theory
Name the three primary colours.
Red, yellow and blue.
What two colours do you mix to get orange?
What is the term used for a photograph taken at close range to emphasize a detail in your subject?
A close-up shot.
Watercolour paints
What does the Pop in Pop Art stand for?
Popular
Name the three secondary colours
Orange, green and purple.
What two colours do you mix to get green?
Blue and yellow.
What is the term for a photograph taken from a view from above, much like a bird would see when looking down?
A birds eye view.
A drawing medium similar to crayon, but thicker and more easily blended.
Oil pastel
A shape that has matching parts of both sides, like a heart or a diamond.
symmetrical
Name three warm colours.
Red, orange and yellow.
What colours do you mix to get purple?
Red and Blue.
What is the term used for a view of a subject from below, much like a worm might have if it could see?
A worm's eye view.
A device with little wells or compartments in which we often mix paint.
A palette.
What famous artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Name three cool colours.
Blue, green and purple.
What types of colours do we mix together to get secondary colours?
Primary colours.
What is the term for when the subject of your photograph may not be easily recognizable or identifiable?
Abstract.
What is the name of the rolling device used in printmaking?
A brayer
A technique that uses small points or dots of colour to create an image.
Name two complementary colours.
Red and Green OR Orange and Blue OR Yellow and Purple.
When mixing two primary colours together, which colour do we need more of?
The lighter colour.
A feeling depicted in a photograph, often created by lighting or camera angle.
Mood.
A technique where one scratches through layers of oil pastel to create a drawing and/or reveal other colours below.
Sgraffito
a Japanese art form of paper folding that involves creating intricate shapes and figures from a single square sheet of paper.
Origami