Colour Factoids
These are colours between a primary and secondary colour on the colour wheel
What are tertiary colours?
A colour scheme in which two colours are on opposite sides of the colour wheel is called (Hint: this colour scheme 'pops'!)
What are complementary colours?
These colours cannot be created by mixing any other colours (red, yellow, and blue)
What are primary colours?
This colour would make most people feel calm or cold
What is blue?
An art movement in which an artist's personal expression of inner experiences was emphasized
What is expressionism?
This word beginning with the letter 'S' refers to a colour with black added to it
What is a shade?
Colours that are right next to each other on the colour wheel are called
What are analogous colours?
This important element of art is seen by the way that light reflects off a surface
What is colour?
This colour is said to be environmental and it gives a feeling of harmony, balance, and restoration
What is green?
This type of art was started in a New York school of painting and is characterized by freely created abstractions
What is abstract expressionism?
This word beginning with the letter 'T' refers to a colour with white added to it
What is a tint?
Colours such as red, yellow, and orange that can 'energize' a piece of art are called
What are warm colours?
These colours are the direct result of mixing two primary colours
What are secondary colours?
This colour is not on the colour wheel, but is created by adding white to red
What is pink?
This famous artist who worked in the Post-Impressionist movement that helped create expressionism painted the well-known 'Starry, Starry night'
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
This art word means 'the brightness or strength of a colour.'
What is intensity? (saturation also accepted)
These colours are created by mixing two secondary colours together.
What are tertiary colours?
A painting that uses a range of one colour.
What is monochromatic?
This cool colour is said to represent vision, luxury, and authenticity.
What is purple?
A famous expressionist artist concerned with matters of human mortality his feelings through works of intense color, semi-abstraction, and mysterious subject matter. He created an artwork titled: The Scream
Who is Edvard Munch?
Name 3 paintings by Vincent Van Gogh
What Starry Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, Vase with Sunflowers, Self Portrait, Cafe Terrace at Night, Almond Blossoms
Four colours that sit next to each other on the colour wheel and appear to be harmonious.
What is analogous?
You get see this pretty occurence when you shine white light through a prism
What is a rainbow?
This colour warm colour is said to represent optimism, confidence, and self-esteem.
What is yellow?
Russian painter and art theorist. He is widely regarded as one of the forefathers of abstract painting in Western art. This artist saw the world in a dazzling symphony of colour and sound. He based his abstract painting on music.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?