Colour Schemes
What am I ?
Colour Knowledge
Pick and See
100

What are the colours opposite on the colour wheel called ?

Complimentary.

100

I am the focus on your place of choice. What am I ?

Emphasis

100

What are the primary colours ?

Red, blue and yellow.

100

A short female model needs to pull off outfits for taller women. She has to look taller and she has two options and has to choose right...

1. Wear vertical striped high waisted palazzo pants with heels.

2. A horizontal-stripped dress with pumps.

1. Wear vertical striped high waisted palazzo pants with heels.


Vertical lines make people appear taller.


200

It uses bright colours to neutral colours.

Accented Neutral

200

I am even and uneven, formal and informal. What am I ?

Balance

200

How do you form a tint and a shade ?

A tint is formed when you add white to a colour and a shade is formed when you add black to a colour.

200

A woman is in a dilemma on which dress to wear to the gala and is insecure about her petite figure.

Should she wear the ...

A. black dress

B. red satin gown.

C. brown fitted dress.

B. red satin gown.

Shiny texture garments add weight and are reflective so it makes you look bigger.

300

What are the colours next to each other on the colour wheel called ?

Analogous

300

I can go up and down, left to right and can even bend. What am I ?

Line

300

What are the properties of colour ?

Hue, Intensity and value.

300

For some women with the pear body type, they tend to make their figure to look smaller in order to cover up their "flaws." Which types of colour are used the most for this ?

Dark colours. They absorb instead of reflecting light henceforth, making the body look smaller than it is.

400

Three colours are used to make an equal-sided triangle.

Triad

400

I am the joining agent of all parts, giving a sense of unity. What am I ?

Harmony

400

Why is black not on the colour wheel ?

Because it is not a colour, it is actually neutral because it is the absence of light so it would not be a colour.

400

What are the names of the categories that fall under rhythm ?

Gradation, Radiation and repitition.

500

It has four colours and is also known as double complementary or double split complementary.

Tetradic

500

My shapes, lines or sizes go from big to small or from small to big. What am I ?

Gradation

500

How are intermediate colours made ?

When equal amounts of a primary and a secondary colour is combined. 

500

Define texture and give 4 examples.

The way in which a garment feels or looks from the surface.

Examples of textures are soft, crisp, smooth, shaggy, shiny, dull, rough,etc.