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11th Grade Unit 4: Creating Color

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

"____________ is an element of art that is produced when light, striking an object, is reflected back to the eye"

a)

Color

b)

Variety

c)

Value

d)

Texture

2.

Generally, the three hot/warm colors are considered:

a)

Red, yellow, and orange

b)

Red, yellow, and violet

c)

Violet, magenta, and red-orange

d)

Yellow, Green, and Blue

3.

Generally speaking, the four main cool/cold colors are

a)

Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet

b)

Green, Yellow, Red, and Violet

c)

Black, Grey, Brown, Tan

d)

Grey, Steel Blue, Teal, Black

4.

The three primary colors are

a)

Red, yellow, and blue

b)

Red, green, and yellow

c)

Yellow, blue, and orange

d)

Black, white, and red

5.

True or false: indigo is a secondary color.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Where are complementary colors located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other

b)

Next to each other

c)

One color away from each other

d)

They're not on the color wheel

7.

Where are Analogous colors located on the color wheel?

a)

Across from each other

b)

Next to each other

c)

To the side of each other

d)

They're not on the color wheel

8.

Analogous colors together create the soothing effect, also known as the Principle of Design called

a)

Unity

b)

Variety

c)

Contrast

d)

Rhythm

9.

Complementary colors create a jarring effect, known as the Principle of Design called

a)

Contrast

b)

Variety

c)

Unity

d)

Pattern

10.

Neutral colors are created by blending

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Analogous colors

c)

Tertiary Colors

d)

Primary colors

11.

An example of two complementary colors is

a)

Violet and Yellow

b)

Yellow and Blue

c)

Green and Blue

d)

Violet and Red

12.

The best example of three analogous colors listed here is

a)

Green, blue-green, and blue

b)

Blue, violet, red

c)

Yellow, red, and violet

d)

Green, orange, and red.

13.

Harmony makes it difficult to pick out the different elements of art used

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The rainbow colors are in the order they are because of their order in the

a)

Visible Light Spectrum

b)

Ms. Wolf's list of which color is best

c)

Value Scale

d)

Gradient

15.

The correct order of the rainbow is

a)

ROY G BIV

b)

BOY G RIV

c)

ROY B GIV

d)

YOR G BIV

16.

Mixing two complementary colors together will create

a)

Brownish-grey

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

A tertiary color

17.

When using only one watercolor pencil, you can make the value darker by

a)

Applying more pressure

b)

Applying more water

c)

Using an eraser

d)

Trick question: you can't make the value darker with only one pencil

18.

Would you define this photo of grapes as "warm" or "cool"?

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Neutral

19.

Green is considered a cool color, but in this drawing it appears warm. What is one color added to this drawing to create a warm green?

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Violet

d)

Indigo

20.

Before beginning a drawing, it is a good idea to mark the highest, lowest, and widest points of your drawing. Why?

a)

It helps keep you from drawing off the page or running out of space

b)

It mentally centers you

c)

It marks where you should transition to another color

d)

It marks where one texture ends and another begins.

21.

To create a "snow" effect when using watercolor pencil

a)

Scrape off some of the pigment on your pencil over wet paper

b)

Add tiny dots in a stippling effect to a wet surface

c)

Create multiple symmetrical dots using a wet pencil

d)

Add small white dots to a black or dark background

22.

An example of a tertiary color is

a)

Violet-teal

b)

Red-green

c)

Blue-indigo

d)

Blue-Violet

23.

Are neutral colors usually warm or cool?

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Neither. They are neutral so they don't have a temperature.

24.

An example of a neutral color is

a)

Peach

b)

Grey

c)

Tan

d)

All the answers listed here.

25.

All pigments together make _________ and __________ is the absence of color

a)

black, white

b)

white, black

c)

rainbows, black

d)

brown, white