CA Color Theory & Composition 3

Question 1

What does 'color temperature' refer to in painting?

Accepted Answer

The perceived warmth or coolness of a color based on its hue

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The drying speed of a paint color

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The viscosity of pigment in water-based media

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How long a pigment retains color under UV exposure

Question 2

How does atmospheric (aerial) perspective use color to create the illusion of depth?

Accepted Answer

Objects in the distance appear cooler, lighter, and less saturated

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Objects in the distance appear warmer and more saturated

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Objects in the foreground appear cooler and bluer

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Distant objects appear darker and more detailed

Question 3

A triadic color scheme uses which colors?

Accepted Answer

Three colors equally spaced around the color wheel

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Two complementary colors plus white

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Three adjacent colors on the color wheel

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One primary and its two nearest secondaries

Question 4

What is the difference between a 'tint' and a 'shade' of a color?

Accepted Answer

A tint adds white to lighten a color; a shade adds black to darken it

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A tint adds black; a shade adds white

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A tint changes hue; a shade changes saturation

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A tint is transparent; a shade is opaque

Question 5

Which 19th-century painting technique relies on placing small dots of pure color side by side so the viewer's eye blends them optically?

Accepted Answer

Pointillism

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Impasto

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Chiaroscuro

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Sfumato

Question 6

The Munsell color system describes color using which three dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Hue, Value, Chroma

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Red, Green, Blue

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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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Warmth, Brightness, Opacity

Question 7

A split-complementary color scheme differs from a complementary scheme in what way?

Accepted Answer

It replaces one complementary color with its two adjacent neighbors on the color wheel

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It uses four colors instead of two

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It adds white and black to a complementary pair

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It uses only warm colors opposite cool colors