Color & Pastels

Question 1

pastel

Answer 1

composed of a pigment and a binder

Question 2

soft pastels

Answer 2

consist of pigment mixed with an aqueous binder

Question 3

hard pastels

Answer 3

contain more binder than soft pastels and are compressed in a hard stick form

Question 4

oil pastels

Answer 4

consist of pigment mixed with an oily binder because oil pastels are not as easily smudged, they are great for outdoor sketching

Question 5

drawing with a pastel

Answer 5

make a small preliminary color sketch; greatest richness of color results from the direct application of colors side by side or with cross-hatching techniques; excessive blending of colors produces lifeless color and uninteresting surfaces

Question 6

is color real?

Answer 6

color is actually an illusion and only “perceived” by our brain

Question 7

additive color

Answer 7

created when you mix colored light

Question 8

subtractive color

Answer 8

mixing of pigments

Question 9

primary colors

Answer 9

yellow, red, blue

Question 10

secondary colors

Answer 10

orange, green, violet

Question 11

tertiary colors (total of 6)

Answer 11

mix a primary and adjacent secondary together

Question 12

visual color mixing

Answer 12

visual effect of color mixing occurs in the eye based on placement/proximity of colors and how the eye perceives interactions

Question 13

color interaction

Answer 13

the optical/visual alteration of a color by a surrounding color

Question 14

warm colors

Answer 14

red-orange side of the color wheel

Question 15

cool colors

Answer 15

blue-green side of the color wheel

Question 16

local color

Answer 16

used by artists who aim to recreate visible reality as accurately as possible

Question 17

optical color

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when artists simulate the visual effects of different lighting conditions and their effect on objects

Question 18

arbitrary color

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the use of a color that is not normally associated with the visible reality of the subject being depicted

Question 19

hue

Answer 19

a color that is discernible as red green, etc. & defining a color that is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightness

Question 20

value

Answer 20

refers to the lightness or darkness of a color (hue)

Question 21

intensity

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the quality of light in a color or its brightness; a hue is brightest when it is pure

Question 22

color schemes/harmonies

Answer 22

visual unity created by balance of visual elements

Question 23

monochromatic

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a design that uses one (mono) color (chroma) and its shades, tints, and tones

Question 24

analogous

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analogous color schemes contain 3-4 colors that lie adjacent to one another on the color wheel

Question 25

complementary

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complementary color schemes use colors that lie directly opposite of one another on the color wheel

Question 26

split complementary

Answer 26

use a color with the two colors that are on the either side of its complementary color

Question 27

triadic

Answer 27

use 3 (tri) colors that are equidistant of each other on the color wheel

Question 28

color’s functions

Answer 28

emphasizing a focal point, lead the eye through the a compositions, create balance between elements, create and reinforce 3-D illusions, create unity/harmony or disunity, add variety

Question 29

tint

Answer 29

the amount of lightness acheived by adding white

Question 30

tone

Answer 30

the amount of richness acheived by adding gray

Question 31

shade

Answer 31

the amount of darkness acheived by adding black