ch. 1.4

Question 1

additive color

Answer 1

Mixing colored light is called additive(adding colors = lighter results)

Question 2

subtractive color

Answer 2

Mixing pigments is called subtractive color (adding colors = darker & duller)

Question 3

Primary colors

Answer 3

red, yellow, blue (cannot be created by mixing other colors)

Question 4

Secondary colors

Answer 4

orange, green, violet (mixing two primaries)

Question 5

Tertiary colors

Answer 5

red-violet (mixing primary and secondary)

Question 6

Complementary colors

Answer 6

Opposite each other on the color wheel

Question 7

Analogous colors

Answer 7

These colors are adjacent to each other on the color wheel

Question 8

CMYK

Answer 8

Pigment mixture of cyan, magenta, and yellow results in a “true” black

Question 9

Hue

Answer 9

is the general classification of a color, as seen in the visible spectrum- Red, Yellow, blue, etc.

Question 10

value

Answer 10

Each hue has a value, meaning its relative lightness or darkness compared to another hue

Question 11

shade

Answer 11

a color darker in value

Question 12

Tone

Answer 12

The weaker chromatic state of any hue - A hue that is almost gray is a tone, because it has been dulled from its brightest, most pure, state

Question 13

Chroma

Answer 13

We tend to associate a color with its purest state, its highest level of chroma, Sometimes described as saturation.

Question 14

Fauvism

Answer 14

20th Century Art movement inspired by color as the main subject matter, typified by the work of Matisse and Derain characterized by vivid colors, free forms and a resulting vibrant and decorative effect.

Question 15

monochromatic

Answer 15

A work that uses only one hue is called

Question 16

Optical Color

Answer 16

Colors our minds create based on the information we can perceive

Question 17

Pointillism

Answer 17

is the use of small dots of color, painted close together