Color Theory

Question 1

Value

Answer 1

The lightness or darkness of a color

Question 2

Gradation

Answer 2

A shading technique in which there is a gradual change in value from Light to dark

Question 3

Blending

Answer 3

A shading technique that shows value without seeing lines

Question 4

Hue

Answer 4

Another name for a color

Question 5

Color wheel

Answer 5

A circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors

Question 6

Primary colors

Answer 6

These colors form he basis for color theory or color mixing

Question 7

Secondary colors

Answer 7

A color produced by mixing two primary colors

Question 8

Tertiary colors

Answer 8

A color formed when a primary color is mixed with adjacent secondary color

Question 9

Perspective

Answer 9

The illusion of depth and distance created in a work of art

Question 10

Shape

Answer 10

A 2-D object defined in some way

Question 11

Form

Answer 11

A 3-D object defined in some way

Question 12

Horizon line

Answer 12

In perspective drawings it is where the land (or sea) meets the sky

Question 13

Vanish point

Answer 13

A point at which parallel lines seem to meet

Question 14

Receding lines

Answer 14

Lines that go to the vanish point

Question 15

Finishing lines

Answer 15

Lines that finish a 3D form (usually the back form)

Question 16

Raw clay

Answer 16

Wet, fresh and manageable clay

Question 17

Leather hard

Answer 17

Clay that is dried enough to be stiff, but it’s still damp enough to accept other pieces

Question 18

Greenware

Answer 18

Ware that is ready to be fired

Question 19

Bisqueware

Answer 19

Ware that been fired once

Question 20

Glazeware

Answer 20

Ware that has been glaze fired

Question 21

Hand-building

Answer 21

Technique of building clay projects using only hands and simple tools

Question 22

Coil

Answer 22

Rolling out ropes of clay with your hand

Question 23

Score

Answer 23

A technique of making scratches in surfaces of the clay

Question 24

Slip

Answer 24

Liquid clay that is used to attach two pieces of clay together (vinegar-water is a type of slip)

Question 25

Kiln

Answer 25

A furnace built of heat-resistants material for firing clay

Question 26

Glaze

Answer 26

A coating that has been melted onto a clay surface by the use of heat

Question 27

Wedging

Answer 27

Method of kneading clay to remove all air pockets

Question 28

Line

Answer 28

Path made by a moving point

Question 29

Contour line

Answer 29

Line that defines the outside edge of a shape

Question 30

Gesture line

Answer 30

Quick, rough line, which captures shape, form, and movement

Question 31

Pattern

Answer 31

A combination of shapes repeated in a regular arrangement

Question 32

Repetition

Answer 32

One object or shape repeated over and over

Question 33

Caricature

Answer 33

A line drawing presenting a person or action in an exaggerated fashion

Question 34

Printmaking

Answer 34

The process of designing and producing prints using a printing block

Question 35

Print

Answer 35

The actual picture the artist makes from a printmaking process

Question 36

Collograph

Answer 36

A print made from a collage of materials glued onto a printing block

Question 37

Block

Answer 37

In printing, a piece of thick, flat material, with a design on a surface, used to print repeated impressions of that design