Canvas Painting Color Theory and Mixing

Question 1

Which two primary colors are mixed to create orange?

Accepted Answer

Red and yellow

Answer

Blue and yellow

Answer

Red and blue

Answer

Red and white

Question 2

What is a complementary color pair on the color wheel?

Accepted Answer

Red and green

Answer

Red and orange

Answer

Blue and purple

Answer

Yellow and green

Question 3

Adding white to a pure hue creates what?

Accepted Answer

A tint

Answer

A shade

Answer

A tone

Answer

A value

Question 4

What happens when you mix all three primary colors together on canvas?

Accepted Answer

Brown or gray

Answer

Purple

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Green

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Black

Question 5

Which term describes the lightness or darkness of a color?

Accepted Answer

Value

Answer

Hue

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Saturation

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Temperature

Question 6

Warm colors on the canvas tend to appear to do what visually?

Accepted Answer

Advance toward the viewer

Answer

Recede into the background

Answer

Appear desaturated

Answer

Look cooler than blue