Final Exam: Painting Techniques and color Theory

What are the three primary colors?

• Red, Green, Blue

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Yellow, Green, Purple

• Blue, Orange, Green

What is the difference between a tint, a shade, and a tone in color theory?

• Tint is adding white, shade is adding black, tone is adding gray

• Tint is adding black, shade is adding white, tone is adding gray

• Tint is adding gray, shade is adding white, tone is adding black

• Tint is adding gray, shade is adding black, tone is adding white

Describe the relationship between complementary colors on the color wheel. Give one example.

• Complementary colors are next to each other on the color wheel, like red and orange

• Complementary colors are opposite each other on the color wheel, like red and green

• Complementary colors are the same, like blue and blue

• Complementary colors are three steps apart on the color wheel, like red and yellow

What are secondary colors, and how are they made?

• Secondary colors are made by mixing two primary colors, such as green, orange, and purple

• Secondary colors are made by mixing a primary color with a neutral color

• Secondary colors are made by mixing two secondary colors

• Secondary colors are made by mixing a primary color with a shade

Explain what is meant by "warm" and "cool" colors, and give two examples of each.

• Warm colors are soothing, like blue and green; cool colors are energetic, like red and yellow

• Warm colors are energetic, like red and orange; cool colors are calming, like blue and green

• Warm colors are neutral, like gray and brown; cool colors are vibrant, like pink and purple

• Warm colors are dark, like black and brown; cool colors are light, like white and beige

What happens when you mix two primary colors together?

• You get a neutral color

• You get a secondary color

• You get a tint

• You get a shade

How do you create a neutral color (like gray or brown) using primary colors?

• Mix all three primary colors together

• Mix two primary colors and add white

• Mix two primary colors and add black

• Mix a primary color with a secondary color

If you mix red and yellow, what secondary color do you create?

• Green

• Orange

• Purple

• Brown

What is the effect of adding white to a color? What about adding black?

• Adding white creates a shade; adding black creates a tint

• Adding white creates a tint; adding black creates a shade

• Adding white creates a tone; adding black creates a tint

• Adding white creates a shade; adding black creates a tone

If you mix blue and orange, what result do you get? Why?

• You get a vibrant green because they are complementary colors

• You get a neutral color because they are complementary colors

• You get a lighter blue because orange lightens blue

• You get a darker orange because blue darkens orange