Quiz 1 Study Guide Flashcards
Color
Made of reflected light, response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light
CVS-LFTS
Color, value, shape, line, form, texture, space
Main categories of color
Warm and cool
Hierarchy of colors
Primary (red, blue, yellow)
secondary (orange, green, purple)
intermediate (blue/green, red/orange, yellow/green)
Complimentary colors
Opposite colors (red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple)
Black
Absence of color
White
All colors in the visible spectrum of light
Analogous
Three colors next to each other (green, blue/green, blue)
Tint
A color plus white
Shade
A color plus black
Tone
A color plus grey
Value
The range of lightness and darkness within a picture Shows contrast (light and dark) Can create positive and negative space
High key
All light values
Low key
All dark values
Shape
The area contained within other lines (actual or implied)
Usually 2D