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LESSON 1-3 COLOR THEORY

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Give one element of art

(a)  

2.

An extended point with length and direction

a)

LINE

b)

FORM

c)

COLOR

d)

SPACE

e)

SHAPE

3.

refers to the space within a form

a)

VOLUME

b)

FORM

c)

COLOR

d)

SPACE

e)

SHAPE

4.

the effect and degree of bulk, density, and weight of matter in space

a)

VOLUME

b)

FORM

c)

COLOR

d)

SPACE

e)

MASS

5.

A Russian born artist (1866-1944), one of the first creators of pure abstraction in modern painting.

a)

Wassily Kandinsky

b)

Wasilly Kadinsky

c)

Wassilly Kandisky

6.

An American painter (1912-1956), the commanding figure of the Abstract Expressionist movement.

a)

JACKSON POLLOCK

b)

JACKSONN POTLOCK

c)

JACKSON POLOCK

d)

JACKSONN POLOCK

7.

A Dutch abstract painter (1872-1944), the real artist of geometry, "abstract purity"

a)

PIET MONDRIAN

b)

PIETRO MONDARION

c)

PIET MONDTION

d)

PIET MONDRION

8.

the types of line

a)

OUTLINE

b)

CONTOUR LINE

c)

GESTURE LINE

d)

SCRIBBLE LINE

9.

characteristics of shape

a)

a closed line

b)

2d

c)

can be geometric

d)

can be organic

10.

a French Fauvist artist (1869-1954)

a)

HENRI MATISSE

b)

HENRY MATRISSE

c)

HENRI MATRISSE

d)

HENRY MATISSE

11.

a 3-d object having volume and thickness

a)

FORM

b)

LINE

c)

SHAPE

d)

COLOR

12.

"tone", the lightness or darkness of an color, has the parts:

  1. highlight

  2. area of illumination

  3. half shade

  4. deep shade

  5. cast shadow

a)

FORM

b)

VALUE

c)

COLOR

d)

SHAPE

13.

surface quality, either tactile or visual, the degree of roughness or smoothness

a)

TEXTURE

b)

VALUE

c)

COLOR

d)

SHAPE

14.

the area between and around objects, positive/negative space

a)

TEXTURE

b)

VALUE

c)

COLOR

d)

SPACE

15.

Chroma: purity or intensity of _____

intensity: bright/dull

Value: light/dark

a)

TEXTURE

b)

VALUE

c)

COLOR

d)

SPACE

16.

techniques of value

a)

blended

b)

crosshatch

c)

hatch

d)

stipple

e)

scumble

17.

color schemes

a)

monochromatic

b)

analogous

c)

complementary

d)

triadic

e)

triadic

18.

Principles of design

(a)  

19.

focal point

area that first attracts attention in a composition

a)

EMPHASIS

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

20.

feeling of visual equality in shape, form, value, color, etc...

a)

EMPHASIS

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

21.

a visual tempo or beat

regular repetition of elements of art to product the look and feel of movement

a)

EMPHASIS

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

22.

a way of combining elements of art to accent their similarities and bind the picture parts into a whole

a)

EMPHASIS

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

23.

a way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of implied action

a)

EMPHASIS

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

24.

size relationship of parts to a while and to one another

a)

PROPORTION

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

25.

the quality of wholeness or oneness; when the components of a work of art are perceived as harmonious, giving the work a sense of completion

a)

UNITY

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

26.

adds interest by using contrasting elements within the composition; an assortment

a)

VARIETY

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

27.

element occurring more than once, without variation, this can become monotonous

a)

REPETITION

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

28.

the repetition of anything, also called a motif in a design

a)

PATTERN

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

29.

when two related elements are different, using opposing qualities next to each other. For example: black and white. Adds variety to the total design and creates unity

a)

CONTRAST

b)

BALANCE

c)

RHYTHM

d)

HARMONY

e)

MOVEMENT

30.

artists develop color theories in order to create rules for harmonious color relationships, to understand how colors relate to one another, and to visualize how colors mix.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

Our standard color wheel includes twelve pieces, made up of three primary colors, three secondary colors, and six tertiary colors

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

are colors associated with fire, colors tend to be stimulating

a)

WARM COLORS

b)

COOL COLORS

33.

these colors suggest water and trees, they tend to be soothing and relaxing

a)

WARM COLORS

b)

COOL COLORS

34.

developed a theory of colors based on observing color in nature. He believed color was perceived through combinations of light and dark, and represented how the elements of nature behaved in the physical world.

(a)  

35.

developed his own palette of basic hues, each hue relating to the natural world. His palette was a spiritual manifestation of the physical world through paint

(a)  

36.

the first color theorist to approach color from a scientific, rather than spiritual standpoint. He created the first color wheel

(a)  

37.

Reacted against Newton's theories because they didn't translate to mixing pigments. He theorized that color phenomenon happened in the human eye, rather than in white light.

a)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

b)

Johan Wolfgang von Goathe

c)

Johann Wolvgang von goate

d)

Johan Wolvgang von goate

38.

attempted a three-dimensional depiction of color, to demonstrate that color was not only a function of hue, but also value and saturation

a)

OTTO RUNGE

b)

AUTO RUNGE

c)

OTTO GRUNGE

d)

AUTO GRUNGE

39.

was a teacher at the Bauhaus school in Germany prior to World War II

a)

JOHANNES ITTEN

b)

JOHANN ITTEN

c)

JOHANNES LITTEN

d)

JOHANN LITTEN

40.

epanded on Runge's three-dimensional color model with his color tree

a)

Albert Munsell

b)

Alberto Munshell

c)

Albert Munshell

d)

Alberto Munsell

41.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

applies a single color with variations in shades and tints. This kind of scheme is often found in house paint palettes, and the overall effect in consistency.

a)

MONOCHROMATIC

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

42.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

works with a pairing of the main color and the two directly next to it in the color wheel.

a)

MONOCHROMATIC

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

43.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

creates an impactful contrast, uses two colors directly across the color wheel

a)

MONOCHROMATIC

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

44.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

defines a rectangle area where the four corners are the selected colors for the palette.

a)

MONOCHROMATIC

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

45.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

trendy in flyer design and is also known to produce the best colors for presentations.

a)

MONOCHROMATIC

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

46.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

a bolder version of the rectangle color scheme.

a)

SQUARE

b)

ANALOGOUS

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

47.

TYPE OF COLOR SCHEMES:

Resembles a tree structure, picks a primary color instead of selecting its direct complementary, it opts for a split in which the two colors are chosen on each side of the complementary color

a)

SQUARE

b)

SPLIT COMPLEMENT

c)

COMPLEMENTARY

d)

RACTANGLE/TETRADIC

e)

TRIADIC

48.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Red - Green

a)

ANALOGOUS

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE

49.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Orange - Blue

a)

ANALOGOUS

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE

50.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Red - Orange - Blue - Green

a)

ANALOGOUS

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE

51.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Red - Blue - Yellow

a)

ANALOGOUS

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE

52.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Red Orange - Violet - Blue Green - Yellow

a)

ANALOGOUS

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE

53.

IDENTIFY THE COLOR SCHEME:

Yellow - Red Violet - Blue Violet

a)

SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY

b)

COMPLEMENTARY

c)

RECTANGLE OR TETRADIC

d)

TRIADIC

e)

SQUARE