VOCABULARY: Working With Color

Fill in the blank: _______ is a small, emphasized detail.

• Highlight

• Emphasis

• Accent

• Decoration

Fill in the blank: _______ are colors next to one another on the color wheel.

• Complementary colors

• Analogous colors

• Primary colors

• Neutral colors

Fill in the blank: _______ are colors that don’t relate to nature; for example, a blue horse.

• Arbitrary colors

• Natural colors

• Primary colors

• Pastel colors

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• The surface on which an artist paints.

• canvas

• The part of an artwork that is between the foreground and background.

• middle ground

• The part of an artwork that seems closest to the viewer.

• background

• The part of an artwork that seems farthest from the viewer.

• foreground

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• The combination of elements to form a pleasing whole.

• harmony

• Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

• balance

• The equal arrangement of elements such as lines, color, and shapes.

• emphasis

• The difference in luminance or color that makes an object distinguishable.

• contrast

Fill in the blank: _______ are flat planes consisting of just one or a few colors.

• Monochromes

• Polygons

• Gradients

• Textures

Fill in the blank: The range of colors used in an artwork is called the _______.

• color palette

• color wheel

• color spectrum

• color chart

Fill in the blank: The study of how colors can be used most effectively is called _______.

• color theory

• color mixing

• color blending

• color matching

A visual representation of colors according to their relationships to one another is called a (a)   .

• color wheel
• color chart
• color palette
• color spectrum

Fill in the blank: _______ are colors that appear opposite one another on the color wheel.

• Complementary colors

• Analogous colors

• Primary colors

• Monochromatic colors