Color Study Guide - Design I

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What is Simultaneous Contrast?

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Simultaneous Contrast is the phenomenon which occurs when a color appears to change when seen against a different background

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What is the complimentary color of yellow-green?

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Red-Violet

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What is the color triad including red-orange?

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Red-Orange, Yellow-Green, and Blue-Violet

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What are the primary colors?

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Red, Blue, Yellow

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What are the secondary colors?

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Green, Violet, Orange

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What are the in-between (tertiary) colors (such as blue-green)?

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Blue-Green, Yellow-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange

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What two colors make green?

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Yellow and Blue

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What two colors make orange?

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Yellow and Red

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What two colors make violet?

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Red and Blue

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What is a neutral color?

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Neutral colors include white, gray, and black and other subtle earthy or subdued colors in the spectrum.

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What is achromatic?

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Non-color, without color (include black and white)

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What is the explanation of "monochromatic"?

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Meaning one (mono) color (chromatic) if you take a single color across it's value scale you can still only choose one hue from that scale to be considered monochromatic.

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What is a value scale?

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The subtle transitioning from a hue's lightest value to it's darkest value. (these would include tints, tones, and shades of a hue)

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What are the names of the values on an achromatic value scale starting with white and ending with black?

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white, light tint, tint, dark tint, middle tone, light shade, dark shade, black

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Where is the pure hue of red on the red monochromatic value scale?

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In the middle. From there the red hue either gets darker or lighter on either side.

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What kind of colors are made by blending green and red in various portions?

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From pure red and green to various brownish colors that highlight the tints, tones, and shades, of red and green.

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What are the additive primaries?

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Red, Green, Blue (RGB)

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What is meant by additive color?

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Additive color is derived from light sources within the visible spectrum.

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What color is made by adding green and blue light together in equal amounts?

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Cyan

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What color is made by adding green and red light together in equal amounts?

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Yellow

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What color is made by adding red and blue light together in equal amounts?

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Magenta

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What are some of the uses of additive light or "RGB"?

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Additive light is used on computer monitors, televisions, and spot lights to name a few.

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In the color printing process, printers print with four inks. What are they?

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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black or CMYK (K is used to represent black so that it is not confused with blue)

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How is black used in the printing process?

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It is used to depth and contrast to a print.

Front 25

Define analogous colors.

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Analogous colors sit adjacent to each other on the color wheel and can add interest to a design.

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What is psychological color temperature?

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It is the psychological response to various colors across cultures. It can be used to induce emotions in artwork.

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What colors are associated with cold temperatures?

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Violet, Blue-Violet, and Blue

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what colors are associated with hot temperatures?

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Red-Violet, Red, and Red-Orange

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What colors are associated with warm temperatures?

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Orange, Yellow-Orange, and Yellow

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What colors are associated with cool temperatures?

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Blue-Green, Green, and Yellow-Green

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Why are certain colors associated with gender in many cultures?

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Colors are strongly associated with emotion, power, money, and prestige across cultures. Where men dominate then colors associated as powerful would be worn by men. Religion and spirituality can have a large influence as well depending on a culture's stance of male vs female.

Front 32

What three colors are preferred by babies and young children?

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Yellow, Red, and Blue

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Define color tints.

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Color tint is when you add white to a hue to lighten the value.

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Define color shades.

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Adding black to a hue creates darker shade of that color.

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When should we print type over a photograph?

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When the type and photo beneath the text do not conflict with each other and make the text unreadable or visual disharmony

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Should we use bold or light type on a solid or blended area of color?

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Bold

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What is the problem of printing white type on a black background?

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It is difficult to read and causes retinal fatigue

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Why should we not print yellow type on a white background?

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It is difficult to read. They isn't enough contrast for the letters to stand out on a white background.

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What happens when we try to read pink type printed over a light blue area?

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The pink type is absorbed into the background making it difficult to see.

Front 40

With what do physicists define the hues of color?

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Electromagnetic wavelengths

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From what is Indian yellow made?

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Urine of cows that are feed only mango leaves.

Front 42

What color does lapis lazuli make?

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Blue

Front 43

Why do we not use lead white anymore?

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It can cause lead poisoning if a person is exposed to over a long period of time.

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What color is sulfur?

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Yellow

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For what colors is cadmium used?

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Red, orange, yellow, ocher

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For what color is cobalt used?

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Blue, and violet

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With what color do we associate the rose madder plant?

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Red-violet

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What colors does arsenic make?

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Reds & yellows

Front 49

What makes living plants green?

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Chlorophyll

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With what element do we draw to make black or gray marks?

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Graphite (carbon)

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What kind of paint medium is made from glass, is tough enough to use outside, and adheres well to metals?

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Enamel

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What is watercolor made from?

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pigment mixed with the binder gum arabic

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How are good quality pastels made?

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Using high quality pigments, gum arabic powder, mold inhibitor, and distilled water.

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Define encaustic art.

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Pigments mixed with bee's wax

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How are fresco paintings made?

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paint applied to wet concrete or plaster.

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When properly painting with watercolors, how do we lighten the colors (making tints)?

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you add water

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What is egg tempera?

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pigment mixed with egg yolks

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What is casein made from?

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protein of milk

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What are some advantages of acrylics or latex paints compared to other paints?

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Greater durability

Front 60

what would you see when reading red type on white paper when viewed through a red filter?

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You wouldn't see the red text you would have a solid red image with no visible writing on the paper.

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What additive colors are reflected to make white light?

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Red Blue Green