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Art I Color Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

What is the element of art that relates to HUE, VALUE, and INTENSITY?

a)

Texture

b)

Shape

c)

Value

d)

Color

2.

The (a)   is a tool for organizing different hues according to their relationships with one another.

3.

Which term describes any group of colors that have a relationship with one another?

a)

Color Scheme

b)

Prismatic Scale

c)

Value Scheme

d)

Chromatic Scale

4.

Red, blue, and yellow are:

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Tertiary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

5.

Which three colors are SECONDARY?

a)

Yellow, Blue, and Red

b)

Light Green, Green, and Dark Green

c)

Blue, Purple, and Green

d)

Violet, Orange, and Green

6.

How do you find the complimentary color of Blue?

a)

It is next to blue on the color wheel

b)

It is directly across from blue on the color wheel

c)

It forms a triangle with blue in the middle

d)

It forms a Y with the neighbors of blue on either side

7.

(a)   is the complimentary color of green.

8.

Which set of colors creates a more calm or peaceful, relaxing vibe?

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

c)

Triadic

d)

Complimentary

9.

What would you do to "tone down" the intensity of a color?

a)

Add gray

b)

Add yellow

c)

Add white

d)

Add red

10.

Which property of color relates to a color's lightness or darkness?

a)

Hue

b)

Value

c)

Intensity

d)

Tone

11.

Which color scheme is shown here?

a)

Triadic

b)

Warm

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Analogous

12.

Which color scheme is seen in this painting by Helen Frankenthaler?

a)

Triadic

b)

Cool

c)

Warm

d)

Primary

13.

How did this artist create a hazy, soft vibe in the painting "Untitled, Futuristic City"?

a)

He added shades

b)

He added tints

c)

He used complimentary colors

d)

He used monochromatic colors

14.

The brightness or dullness of a color relates to which color property?

a)

Value

b)

Hue

c)

Intensity

d)

Spectrum

15.

What would be the split complimentary colors of blue?

a)

Green and Violet

b)

Light Blue and Dark Blue

c)

Red and Yellow

d)

Yellow Orange and Red Orange

16.

Which property of color is the actual name of the color?

a)

Hue

b)

Value

c)

Intensity

d)

Spectrum

17.

How would you find a group of analogous colors on the color wheel?

a)

They are across from each other

b)

They form a triangle

c)

They are next to one another

d)

They form a Y.

18.

To make a SHADE, you add (a)   to a color.

19.

How do you make a tertiary color?

a)

Add a primary and secondary color together

b)

Add two primary colors together

c)

Add white to a hue

d)

Add black to a hue

20.

What is this called?

a)

A prismatic scale

b)

A value scale

c)

A color wheel

d)

A spectroscope