Final Exam

Question 1

Define Visual Acuity

Answer 1

the ability to detect different wavelengths of light

Question 2

Define Hue

Answer 2

Generic color name

Question 3

Define Value

Answer 3

Relative light and dark

Question 4

Define Intensity

Answer 4

Quality of light in a color (chroma or saturation)

Question 5

Define Primary color

Answer 5

red, yellow, blue (colors that aren’t mixtures)

Question 6

Define Secondary color

Answer 6

mix of primary colors

Question 7

Define Intermediate color

Answer 7

mixing neighboring primary colors (yellow-green)

Question 8

Define Arbitrary color

Answer 8

Colour has no realistic or natural relation to object that is depicted

Question 9

Define Perceptual color

Answer 9

Color perceived by the eye

Question 10

How do we perceive color?

Answer 10

Wavelengths that bounce off (are reflected off) the banana are yellow, therefore they appear yellow

Question 11

Achromatic means?

Answer 11

Having no discernible hue or color

Question 12

Whats a high key value?

Answer 12

Middle value to white

Question 13

Whats a low key value?

Answer 13

Middle value to black

Question 14

What is graphic visiblity?

Answer 14

The visibility of detail in a photo/artwork

Question 15

What is architectural ordering?

Answer 15

Lightest value at top, darkest at bottom

Question 16

What is typographical ordering?

Answer 16

Darkest value on top and lightest on bottom

Question 17

Ground color is?

Answer 17

The background color

Question 18

Carried color is?

Answer 18

The color on top of the background

Question 19

What is ground subtraction?

Answer 19

When the ground color subtracts properties from the carried color

Question 20

What is a tint?

Answer 20

hue with white added to it

Question 21

What is a tone?

Answer 21

hue with grey added to it

Question 22

What is a shade?

Answer 22

hue with black added to it

Question 23

Spacial effects of intensity?

Answer 23

Warm colors are more aggressive than cool colors

Question 24

Complementary reaction?

Answer 24

A color and its complement will seem more intense or saturated when together than if separated

Question 25

Simultaneous contrast?

Answer 25

When a single hue is placed on or next to an area neutral in color. The hue will imbue the neutral with the qualities of its complement

Question 26

Complementary contrast?

Answer 26

Two colors with a suggested complementary relationship are placed next to each other and the relationship is emphasized

Question 27

How make transparency?

Answer 27

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