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Color Theory and Abstract Artists

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Explain Color Theory

a)

How the colors relate to shape

b)

The theory of how abstract artists relate with color

c)

the color wheel and how colors relate

d)

the way you see colors in nature

2.

What is blue's compliment?

(a)  

3.

What is red's compliment?

(a)  

4.

What is yellow's compliment?

(a)  

5.

The primary colors are...

a)

red, purple, and yellow

b)

orange, green, and purple

c)

any colors next to each other on the color wheel

d)

red, blue, and yellow

6.

What two colors make orange?

a)

red and yellow

b)

blue and green

c)

red and blue

d)

blue and yellow

7.

What two colors make green?

a)

blue and yellow

b)

yellow and red

c)

red and purple

d)

blue and red

8.

What two colors make purple?

a)

blue and red

b)

red and yellow

c)

green and blue

d)

blue and yellow

9.

Purple, green, and orange are the

a)

primary colors

b)

secondary colors

c)

analogous colors

d)

neutral colors

10.

Which of the following groups of colors are analogous?

a)

red, blue, yellow

b)

purple, green, orange

c)

red, purple, blue

d)

brown, grey, black

11.

What does it mean to draw from observation?

a)

to draw what you're looking at

b)

to draw what you're thinking about

c)

to draw from past memories

d)

to draw what you think will happen next

12.

Why is it important to use a reference image while working on art?

a)

so you can see the fine details

b)

so you can create what you're imagining

c)

so you can prepare your future works of art

13.

A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound is called what?

a)

slope

b)

rhythm

c)

static

d)

abstract

14.

Abstract artist known for her color drips and colorful paper cuttings/sculptures

a)

Piet Mondrian

b)

Bridget Riley

c)

Wassily Kandinsky

d)

Jen Stark

15.

Abstract artist who created compositions with red, blue, and yellow

a)

Piet Mondrian

b)

Bridget Riley

c)

Wassily Kandinsky

d)

Jen Stark

16.

Abstract artist who created compositions that could convey a composer's inner world through music alone

a)

Piet Mondrian

b)

Bridget Riley

c)

Wassily Kandinsky

d)

Jen Stark

17.

Abstract artist who created compositions with color and shape to create the illusion of movement

a)

Piet Mondrian

b)

Bridget Riley

c)

Wassily Kandinsky

d)

Jen Stark