Color theory & Wax

Question 0

Soft wax.. Also called?

Answer 0

“Surface restorer”
Small surface repairs-shallow depressions
Thin layer applied
Accepts cream cosmetics
Ex.) razor burn, sutured incisions, abrasions

Question 1

4 types of restorative waxes?

Answer 1

Lip wax 
Soft wax
Medium wax
Firm wax 
1. Translucent
2. Opaque

Question 2

Medium wax also called?

Answer 2

“Restorative” or “derma surgery wax”
Firmer wax
Holds shape & adheres to tissue

Question 3

Firm wax also know as?

Answer 3

"Wound filler"
Hardest wax
Larger areas 
Least adhesive 
Requires firmly embalmed tissue

Question 4

Translucent Wax

Answer 4

Narrow color range

Most adhesive of lip waxes

Question 5

Opaque wax

Answer 5

Contains starch
Greater color range
Less adhesive

Question 6

General characteristics of a good wax?

Answer 6

Adheres to tissue
Pliable @ room temp
Able to take cosmetics
Reflect light like normal skin

Question 7

How to soften wax

Answer 7

Mix w/ cream cosmetic
Hot spatula near wax
Blow dryer
Light bulb
Hand warmth 
Warm water 
Petroleum jelly

Question 8

How to firm wax?

Answer 8

Refrigerator
Baby powder
Corn starch

Question 9

4 conditions necessary for successful wax restoration?

Answer 9

Tissue must be firm
Tissue must be dry
Tissue must be clean
Wait 8-10 hours

Question 10

Greatest fault of waxing is making the surface appear too ?

Answer 10

Flat

Question 11

History of color?
Who?
When?

Answer 11

Isaac Newton
Color spectrum discovered
No one color dominates
7 colors

Question 12

Dispersion

Answer 12

Breaking up of white light into the component colors

Question 13

Absorption

Answer 13

Light rays absorbed by an object

If all light rays are absorbed, the color is black

Question 14

Reflection

Answer 14

All light rays reflected, object is white

Ex.) yellow absorbs all colors/rays except yellow – we see yellow

Question 15

3 primary colors

Answer 15

Yellow
Red
Blue

Cannot be created by mixing other hues
Mix all together= gray

Question 16

Red

Answer 16

Warm advancing color

Question 17

Orange

Answer 17

Trumps red
Warmest
MOST advancing hue

Question 18

Blue

Answer 18

Coolest hue

Question 19

Juxtaposition

Answer 19

Two complimentary colors next to each other–> vivid

If it appears dull–> not complimentary

Question 20

Secondary colors

Answer 20

Orange
Green
Violet

Mixture of two primary hues

Question 21

Intermediate colors

Answer 21

Equal mixture of a primary & secondary hue
Primary listed first

Ex.) yellow-orange…blue-green…red-orange

Question 22

Tertiary

Answer 22

Mixing two secondary colors,

Brown or gray

Question 23

Cool colors

Answer 23

Yellow green
Green
Blue green
Blue
Blue violet
Violet

Question 24

Warm colors

Answer 24

``` Red violet Red Red-orange Orange Yellow-Orange Yellow ```

Question 25

Achromatic colors

Answer 25

Not on color wheel Lack of color White, black, grey

Question 26

Three dimensions of color

Answer 26

Hue Value Intensity

Question 27

Value

Answer 27

Lightness or darkness of a hue Pale blue has higher value bc it reflects more light Diamonds vs coal

Question 28

Black & white movie

Answer 28

Able to see value | Unable to see color

Question 29

How to alter value

Answer 29

Tint--> add white dilute color | Shade--> add black darken the value

Question 30

Intensity

Answer 30

Changing the tone Add gray or mix with its compliment Brightness or dullness

Question 31

How to change intensity?

Answer 31

Mix its compliment | Complements mixed equally make grey

Question 32

Monochromatic

Answer 32

Variation of tint, tone, shade of one color

Question 33

Analogous

Answer 33

Two or more hues which lie next to each other Adjacent on the color wheel Reveals one hue running through entire group of colors

Question 34

Complementary

Answer 34

2 opposite hues, right across from each other

Question 35

Triad

Answer 35

Contrasting three colors equal distance on color wheel Like a triangle Richest colors

Question 36

Split complementary

Answer 36

Contrasting 3 hues | Primary hue & 2 hues on either side of direct complement

Question 37

Double complement

Answer 37

Employs 4 hues | Any 2 adjacent hue with their compliment

Question 38

Tetrad-contrast

Answer 38

Four colors | Two separate hues & their compliments. Not adjacent.

Question 39

Contrast non complementary

Answer 39

Hues contrast but not actually complementary 2 colors Blue & red Yellow & green

Question 40

Afterimage

Answer 40

Stare at color, blink, see complement color

Question 41

Chroma

Answer 41

Brightness, brilliance, determined by watts. | 100watts is brighter than 60.

Question 42

Saturation

Answer 42

Purity of light Not changed in brightness Or diluted with complement

Question 43

Primary colors of light

Answer 43

Red | Green & blue

Question 44

Secondary colors of light

Answer 44

Yellow, magenta, blue-green

Question 45

Additive method end result is?

Answer 45

White Takes away color of light

Question 46

Subtractive method ?

Answer 46

All colors go black Takes away color of light

Question 47

Type of lighting used in prep room & viewing room

Answer 47

Fluorescent - prep room | Incandescent - viewing room

Question 48

2 types of lights

Answer 48

Incandescent- yellow color, filament bulb, used in lamps Fluorescent- long, tubular bulb, electric current into light

Question 49

2 methods of mixing color illumination?

Answer 49

Additive & subtractive

Question 50

Three dimensions of color illumination

Answer 50

Hue Chroma Saturation

Question 51

Absorption

Answer 51

The process of taking in, taking in light

Question 52

Emphasis

Answer 52

Using the same color of light as the color of the object

Question 53

Conversion

Answer 53

The color of an object being converted or destroyed when one color strikes an object