2d art exam Flashcards
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Refers to the name of a color to describe its location on the color spectrum based on its wavelength
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Hue
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Refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a color -the only structural aspect of color visible in the black-and-white photograph
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value
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A combination comprised of one color
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monochromatic
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Complementary Colors
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A combination comprised of any two colors opposite each other on the 12 color- color wheel
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Split Complementary
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A combination comprised of one color plus the two colors adjacent to the complement of that color on a 12 color- color wheel
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Triadic Color
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A combination comprised three colors that form an equilateral triangle on a 12 color - color wheel
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A combination comprised of three adjacent(analogous) colors plus the complement of the central analogous color on a 12 color -color whee
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Analogous Plus Complement Color
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Tetradic Color
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A combination comprised of four colors that form a rectangle on a 12 color- color wheel
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Line is important to the artist because it can
describe shape, and by shape, we recognize
objects
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defining shape
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conceptual line
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a point without dimension
moving in a single direction. It only exists as
the dimension of length
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an element that can easily describe a
mood or feeling through its character, weight,
direction, and degree of proximity
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line(mood or feeling)
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actual line
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may vary greatly in weight,
character, and other qualities
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implied line
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a series of points that the eye tends automatically
to connect them. (Like a dotted line
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psychic line
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occurs when something looks or
points in a certain direction
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horizontal line
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implies quiet and repose
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diagonal line
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line strongly suggests motion
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vertical line
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has more potential for activity
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contour drawing
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A drawing in which a line is used to follow the
edges of forms, to describe their outlines
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gesture drawing
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not drawings of objects
so much as drawings of movement, weight,
and posture.
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ways to use lines to create light & dark
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varying number of lines, density , proximity
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crosshatching
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parallel lines in a crisscross
pattern.
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Straight-edged compositions with a sharp angular feeling are called
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Rectilinear
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Another way to refer to positive and negative space is…
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figure & ground
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Artists do not combine two and three-dimensional art together because the viewer would find the outcome visually confusing.
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false
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The negative space, often the background, does not need to be as carefully planned as the positive or object form
false
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In abstraction, details are ignored as the shapes are reduced to their simplest terms
true
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Distortion, such as pictures of puppies with oversized eyes as an overstatement of expression, is called kitsch.
true
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Emphasis on positive/negative integration is important in ________ artwork.
18th,19th & 20th centruy
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Abstract shapes that suggest plant forms or human anatomy without explicitly resembling anything nameable and allude to these natural, organic forms are called
biomorphic
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A shape is a visually perceived area created by an enclosing line or by color or value changes defining the outer edge.
true
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Paintings have shapes, sculptures have
masses and volume
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In using distortion, the artist accidentally redistributes details and reforms the images of nature back to naturalism.
false
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A shape can also be called a(n)
form
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Collage
Creating a design by pasting down bits and pieces of color and textured papers, cloth or other materials is called:
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A deception occurs when the appearance of a painted object is so skillfully reproduced that we are momentarily fooled. This is called:
Trompe l'oeil
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When artists encourage us to see textures when none actually exist.
Visual texture or verisimilitude is:
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the texture varies from a pattern in that its variations do not involve such perfect:
regularity
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Texture is an important consideration in which of the following craft/s
All of these choices. (jewelry, ceramics, furniture design)
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Most patterns have nothing in common with a grid.
false
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Texture refers to the surface quality of objects
True
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The collage technique is excellent for beginners because:
Forms can be altered quickly, and efficiently, and arrangements can be changed before the final
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Impasto
Tactile texture can be seen in paintings by using a thick pigment to create a rough, three-dimensional paint surface. This technique is known as:
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pattern begins with
a unit or shape that is repeated
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Many artists have chosen to ignore the device of overlapping. Instead, they have used what is called __________, when two forms overlap and both are seen completely.
transperancy
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Linear perspective is a complex spatial system based on the idea that as parallel lines recede, they appear to converge and meet on an imaginary line called the:
horizon or eye level
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A spatial device in which elevation on the page indicates a recession into depth is called:
vertical location
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no objects are parallel to the picture plan, and all edges recede to two points on the horizon line...is the definition of:
two point perspective
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Pointed directly at the viewer
Amplified perspective reproduces the visual image
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Overlapping helps to create a sense of depth because:
one shape is on top of another
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Another name for aerial perspective is:
atmospheric perspective
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When one image or shape is placed next to or in comparison to another image or shape.
juxtaposition
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Although linear perspective is based on our perception, it is limited to a single fixed vantage point, or a ______________ depth clue. It is not based on the parallax of our two-eyed perception of depth.
monocluar
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Looking at a figure or object from more than one vantage point simultaneously is called:
Multiple perspective.
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Multipoint perspective.
To suggest great height, such as looking up or down a city skyscraper, we would use:
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In one-point perspective, a single point is placed on the horizon line and all the lines of objects at right angles to the place of the picture:
converge towards one point
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isometric projection
________ is used extensively in Oriental art and engineering and mechanical drawings.
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Something in the composition is larger than other like things
showing an exaggerated scale means
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________ is the art form that has made visible images that are otherwise invisible to us due to a too rapid motion for the eye to perceive.
photography
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The three primary colors are red, yellow and blue. Secondary colors are mixtures of the 2 primary colors. When we mix a primary color with an adjacent secondary color, we make:
tertiary
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Optical mixing
When artists place two pure colors side by side in small areas so the viewer's eye at a certain distance will do the mixing, we call this:
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In understanding intensity, you discover that there are only 2 ways to make a color less bright or more neutral. The first way is to mix gray with the color. The second way is to:
Mix a color with its complementary color.
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Color pigments when combined to form new colors are based on the:
Subtractive system
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local color
There are three basic ways in which color can be used in painting.
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__________ refers to the dominance of a single color or the visual importance of a hue that seems to pervade the whole color structure despite the presence of other colors.
tonality
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This term is the name for the psychological compensation for changes in light when observing a color. A viewer interprets the color to be the same under various light conditions.
Color constancy
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Color from light combines and forms new color visual sensations based on the
Additive system
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advance/recede
Warm colors tend to _________, while cool colors tend to __________.
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Visual mixing is often associated with the post-Impressionist era of the late nineteenth century and can be observed in the works of artists such as Seurat and van Gogh. The techniques of ____________ and _________ both use small bits of juxtaposed color to produce different color sensations.
pointilism/divisionism
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non objective
Shapes with no object reference and no subject matter suggestion are said to be:..
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Idealism reproduces the world exactly as it is. No distortion is used.
false
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Design themes and purposes vary, but some integration between positive and negative space is generally thought desirable
true
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In Picasso's Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, there is a clear delineation of the positive from the negative.
false
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Gerome's painting shown here The Duel after the Masquerade offers a very rich example of figure/ground or positive/negative integration.
true
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A shape is a visually perceived area created by an enclosing line or by color or value changes defining the outer edge
true
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An early proponent of the application of paint as an expressive element was
Van Gogh
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Texture refers to the surface quality of objects
true
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Humankind's earliest discoveries relating to the cosmos came with the recognition of the patterns of
Seasons and lunar cycles.
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The complete study of linear perspective is a very simple task.
false
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Three common types of drawing used to describe a space are plan, elevation and perspective
true
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One-point perspective helps show us
depth
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The introduction of linear perspective as a spatial device occurred during the Renaissance
true
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When an artist/design chooses to provide a partial glimpse of a portion of a scene that continues beyond the format, it is called
open form
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The easiest way to create an illusion of space or distance is through:
size changes
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In multipoint perspective we find that different objects will have separate sets of vanishing points
true
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Many aspects of spatial illusion were first utilized by architects and then adapted by painters and other artists.
true
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Objects that are three-dimensional invite us into their space to walk around, but 2-dimensional art is enclosed within:
the picture plane
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A "storyboard" type of image can convey a narrative that happens over time
true
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It is possible that a sense of stillness can permeate an image
true
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We might readily interpret motion in a painting or photograph because we observe blurred outline
true
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Variations exist in imagery that evoke a feeling. Even in works of quiet stillness, we expect or anticipate:
a change
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We tend to recreate unconsciously in our own bodies the actions we observe. This process is called:
Kinesthetic empathy.
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Over the centuries, artists have devised various conventions to present an illusion of motion in art. One of the oldest devices is the ______________.
Repeated figure.
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Over the centuries artists have devised various conventions to present an illusion of motion in art. One of the oldest devices is use of the single figure
false
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With the advent of rapid forms of transportation and communication in the last century, a significant number of artworks began to reflect an interest in speed or motion. As early as the 1920s this was seen in the work of:
Italian futurists
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Flowing water and other natural forces are part of a rich vocabulary for Chinese landscape art.
true
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Muted colors can induce eye movement as our eye struggles to focus on different colors simultaneously
false
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Tapering and undulating lines, intense colors or grid intersections might cause
Eye movement and afterimage.
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Another dramatic way to present the illusion of motion in art is to ________ the figure.
crop image
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A feeling of anticipated movement can be created by implied lines and gesture
true
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In reduced light our perception is more dependent on value than color
true
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Value and color are not related to each other.
false
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The artistic choice is often not what color is used, but how dark (or light) the color is
true
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Changing a value in a design can alter dramatically how it is perceived.
true
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Value is the design term for:
light & dark
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The term value contrast refers to the relationship between areas of dark and even darker
false
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During the Renaissance the word ________ was coined to describe the artistic device of using light and dark to imply depth and volume in a painting or drawing.
chiaroscuro
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A valuable use of dark and light contrast is to create a focal point or center of attention in a design
true
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One of the most important uses of gradations of dark and light is to:
suggests value and space
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Every color has a corresponding value to match.
true
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Studies have shown that the average person can see ________ variations in value.
40
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In describing designs we speak often of value pattern. This term refers to the arrangement and the amount of variation in light and dark
true
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Far-off images visually become grayer and less distinct as the distance increases. In art, this is called ________ perspective.
aerial
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Because colors also relate to a physical sensation, we say there is such a thing as "warm" and "cool" colors.
true
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For artists who wish to arouse an emotional response in the viewer, ___________ ___________ is the most effective device
emotional color
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The use of color to balance a composition is very common and seen in many different periods and different styles of art
true
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Adding white to a color creates a shade. Adding black to a color produces a tint.
false
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Color harmony is similar to color discard
false
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Today's artists and students owe a great debt to this twentieth-century who as a painter and teacher devoted a career to the study of color and color relationships.
Josef Albers
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Areas of emphasis in a work of art create visual interest and are carefully planned by the artist. It can be said that the use of color as emphasis usually dominates other devices
true
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PACO (ways to show unity)
PROXIMITY, ABUTTING,CONTINUATION,OVERLAPPING
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LAS VEGAS,THE SIN CITY
LINE,VALUE , TEXTURE ,SHAPE,COLOR
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PUREVERB
PROPORTIONAL, UNITY,RHYTHM,EMPHASIS, VARIETY ,,ECONOMY, REPITTION,BALANCE
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rule of thirds
divides the frame into 9 sections, points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3
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primary colors
red, yellow,blue(RYB)
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secondary colors
violet, green,orange (GOV)
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