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Elements of Art and Colors (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called?

a)

Colour Circle

b)

Colour Prism

c)

Colour Wheel

d)

Colour Spectrum

2.
When you mix a color with WHITE you make a ___________?
a)
Tint
b)
Shade
c)
Tone
3.

This element is derived(comes from) reflected light.

a)

Value

b)

Shape

c)

Color

4.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

5.
what does red and blue make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
6.

If you were trying to paint a picture depicting fire, what kinds of colours would you use?

a)

Cool Colours

b)

Complementary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

d)

Warm Colours

7.
What two colors do you mix to make orange?
a)
 red and yellow 
b)
blue and green
c)
red and violet
d)
yellow and orange
8.
What are the three primary colors?
a)
purple, green, orange
b)
red, blue, yellow
c)
red, blue, green
d)
red, blue, orange
9.

What are the secondary colours?

a)

orange, green and blue

b)

orange, green and violet

c)

green, violet and red

d)

green, red and yellow

10.

Which of these are elements of art?

a)

Space

b)

Line

c)

Weight

d)

Value

e)

Tone

11.

How do you make this Colour?

a)

red+blue

b)

orange+blue

c)

yellow+blue

d)

purple+yellow

12.

Which one is NOT a primary colour?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

blue

13.

Which one is NOT a secondary colour?

a)

green

b)

orange

c)

purple

d)

yellow

14.

What is NOT an example of a set of complementary colours?

a)

yellow and purple

b)

green and blue

c)

red and green

d)

orange and blue

15.

What of these the elements or art?

a)

Fragment

b)

Color

c)

Form

d)

Name

e)

Line

16.

Primary and Secondary colours are mixed to create what classification of colour?

a)

Secondary

b)

Complimentary

c)

Analagous

d)

Tertiary

17.

Select ALL the correct statements

a)

You can make all other colours from the Primary colours

b)

You cannot make Primary colours by mixing other colours together

c)

Primary colours are next to each other on the colour wheel

d)

By mixing 2 Primary colours together you get a Secondary colour

18.

Which one of these is NOT a Secondary colour?

a)

Orange

b)

Turquoise

c)

Green

d)

Purple

19.

Blue + Yellow =

(a)  

20.

Red + Yellow =

(a)  

21.

Fill in the blank

A ............. colour is made by mixing equal amounts of a primary colour and a secondary colour together. There are six ............ colours. On the colour wheel, they sit between the primary and secondary colour they are mixed from.

(a)  

22.

Where are harmonious colours in relation to each other on the colour wheel?

a)

At the top and bottom

b)

Alternate colours

c)

opposite each other

d)

next to each other

23.

Fill in the blank

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are called (a)   colours

24.

Select all of the cool colours

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Orange

25.

What type of colour is turquoise?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Complementary

26.

What is NOT an example of a set of complementary colours?

a)

yellow and purple

b)

green and blue

c)

red and green

d)

orange and blue

27.

Select all of the warm colours

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Yellow

28.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

29.

Tertiary colours are made by mixing ______ colours with _______ colours.

(a)  

30.

Select the 2 colors make green when mixed together.

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

e)

Orange

31.
What does red and yellow make?
a)
purple
b)
orange
c)
green
32.

This element gives reference to lighting or shadows.

a)

Color

b)

Value

c)

Space

33.

Write down all the colours that sit between blue and red on the colour wheel.

4 lines
34.

Write all the Tertiary colours on the colour wheel.

4 lines
35.

This element can be visual or tactile.

a)

Texture

b)

Line

c)

Color

36.

Select all primary colours.

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

e)

Purple

37.

Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all colour. What are these three colours also referred to as?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

d)

Complementary Colours

38.

Green, Orange, & Purple are created after mixing two Primary colours together. What are these colours also referred to as?

a)

Secondary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

d)

Harmonious Colours

39.

These colours are opposite from each other on the colour wheel:

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Harmonious Colours

d)

Complementary Colours

40.

Which 2 colors sit on the left and right of Violet on the color wheel?

a)

Violet-blue

b)

Red-blue

c)

Blue-violet

d)

Red-violet

e)

Purple

41.

Three colours beside each other on the colour wheel are also known as:

a)

Harmonious Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Cool Colours

d)

Complementary Colours

42.

Reds, Yellows, and Oranges depict feelings of heat, passion, and intensity. These colours are also known as:

a)

Cool Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Secondary Colours

d)

Warm Colours

43.

Mixing primary and secondary Colours give us what?

a)

Monochromatic Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

44.

What two colours do you mix to make green?

a)

blue and orange

b)

yellow and red

c)

blue and yellow

d)

yellow and violet

45.

Blues, Greens, and Purples depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colours are also known as:

a)

Warm Colours

b)

Cool Colours

c)

Tertiary Colours

d)

Analogous Colours

46.

Which colors make all other colors on the color wheel?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

e)

White

47.

Red + Blue =

(a)  

48.

What is the complementary colour of yellow?

a)

Green

b)

Orange

c)

Purple

d)

Red

49.

Which of these are secondary colours?

a)

ORANGE

b)

BLUE

c)

PURPLE

d)

YELLOW

50.

What is this material?

a)

Marker

b)

Fineliner

c)

Eraser

d)

Crayon

51.

Red-Purple and Yellow-Green can fall into both Warm & Cool colour categories. What other colour scheme do these colours demonstrate?

a)

Harmonious Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Complementary Colours

d)

Secondary Colours

52.

This element is NOT flat.

a)

Shape

b)

Form

c)

Texture

53.

What is the complementary colour of Red-Purple?

a)

Red-Orange

b)

Yellow-Orange

c)

Blue-Green

d)

Yellow-Green

54.

If you were trying to paint a picture of a calm, relaxing landscape, what kinds of colours would you use?

a)

Secondary Colours

b)

Cool Colours

c)

Warm Colours

d)

Tertiary Colours

55.

Which one is not a cool colour?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Red

56.

When you mix a colour with BLACK you make a __________?

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

57.

Which one is NOT a cool colour?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

58.
The lines that describe the outer edges and surface edges of objects and figures is called _____.
a)
visual lines
b)
outlines
c)
contour lines
d)
horizon lines
59.

This element refers to distance or depth in artwork.

a)

Space

b)

Value

c)

Form

60.

What is the complimentary colour of green?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

61.

This element can be vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zig-zag.

a)

Color

b)

Texture

c)

Line

62.

This element is an area around, below, above, or between things.

a)

Form

b)

Space

c)

Value

63.

This element is a continuous mark made on a surface.

a)

Form

b)

Line

c)

Shape

64.

This element is 2 dimensional and can be organic or geometric.

a)

Line

b)

form

c)

Shape

65.

This element uses COPS -color, overlapping, position and size.

a)

Form

b)

Color

c)

Space

66.

This element is three dimensional.

a)

form

b)

Shape

c)

Value

67.

This element bounces into the eye.

a)

Shape

b)

Color

c)

Value

68.

What element is clearly set off by one or more of the other six elements of art?

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Texture

69.

How things feel or look as though they might feel if touched?

a)

Texture

b)

Line

c)

Form

d)

Space

70.

A path of a dot (or point) through space...

a)

Shape

b)

Value

c)

Line

71.

What does "H" stand for on a drawing pencil?

a)

Heavy

b)

Hardness

c)

Holy

d)

Handsome

72.

What does "B" stand for on a drawing pencil?

a)

Bold

b)

Bright

c)

Brazen

d)

Beauty

73.

Pretend the picture is a colored pencil!

What is #1 pointing at?

a)

Core of the pencil

b)

Sheaf

c)

Eraser

d)

None of the Above

74.

Pretend the picture is a colored pencil!

What is #2 and #3 pointing at?

a)

Core of the pencil

b)

Sheaf

c)

Eraser

d)

None of the Above

75.

What is this material?

a)

Charcoal

b)

Colour Pencil

c)

Pen

d)

Pencil

76.

What is this material?

a)

Charcoal

b)

Colour Pencil

c)

Crayon

d)

Eraser

77.

What is this material?

a)

Marker

b)

Colour Pencil

c)

Pen

d)

Crayon

78.

What is this material?

a)

Marker

b)

Colour Pencil

c)

Eraser

d)

Crayon

79.

Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are considered to be _______________________.

a)

bright

b)

complementary

c)

dull

d)

triadic

80.

These colours are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary colour together:

a)

Harmonious Colours

b)

Tertiary Colours

c)

Complementary Colours

d)

Warm Colours

81.
The lightness and darkness of a color.
a)
tint
b)
shade
c)
intensity
d)
value
82.
________ is the placement or arrangement of visual elements in an artwork.
a)
value
b)
composition
c)
perspective
d)
drawing
83.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Primary Colours

c)

Secondary Colours

84.

Which of these are elements of art?

a)

Space

b)

Weight

c)

Texture

d)

Value

e)

Tone

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