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Op Art & Complementary Colors

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

How do you identify a complementary color scheme on the color wheel?

a)

Three colors that are next to each other

b)

Two colors that are opposite from each other

c)

Three colors that are equidistant from each other

d)

Two colors that mix to make a tertiary color

2.

What is the complementary color of yellow?

a)

red

b)

yellow-orange

c)

violet

d)

orange

3.

What is the complementary color of red?

a)

green

b)

yellow

c)

red-violet

d)

yellow-green

4.

What is the complementary color of blue-green?

a)

green

b)

yellow-green

c)

orange

d)

red-orange

5.

What is the complementary color of yellow-orange?

a)

blue-violet

b)

blue

c)

red-orange

d)

yellow

6.

Which vocabulary word goes with this definition?

Pertaining to our eyes or how our eyes respond to light.

a)

optical

b)

illusion

c)

value

d)

linear perspective

7.

Which vocabulary word goes with this definition?

A trick of the senses that results in a misunderstanding of reality.

a)

value

b)

linear perspective

c)

illusion

d)

optical

8.

Which vocabulary word goes with this definition?

Our visual reality is different from the actual reality; A trick of light

a)

optical illusion

b)

optical

c)

illusion

d)

shadow

9.

Which vocabulary word goes with this definition?

Lines that appear to recede (or go back) in space.

a)

optical illusion

b)

linear perspective

c)

value

d)

perception

10.

Which vocabulary word goes with this definition?

The range of light to dark in an artwork.

a)

linear perspective

b)

light

c)

value

d)

optical illusion

11.

Fill in the blank:

Artists use ______ to create shadows and a sense of depth in an artwork.

a)

shapes

b)

optical illusions

c)

lines

d)

value

12.

Fill in the blank:

Artists use ______ to create a sense of 3-dimensional space and depth in an artwork.

a)

linear perspective

b)

complementary colors

c)

optical illusions

d)

shapes

13.

Fill in the blank:

_______ enhance optical illusions because of their extreme contrast towards each other.

a)

complementary colors

b)

analogous colors

c)

primary colors

d)

secondary colors

14.

Which of these art elements was NOT used to create your optical illusion project?

a)

complementary colors

b)

linear perspective

c)

value

d)

form

15.

In 3 complete sentences, explain how each element of art that was used for your project (linear perspective, value and complementary colors) played a role in making an optical illusion.

You may use the sentence stems below to help you with your response.

Linear perspective helped to create an optical illusion by _____. I used value in my artwork to create ______, which created a sense of ______. Complementary colors enhanced the optical illusion because ______.

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