Digital Painting Digital Painting Color Theory

Question 1

What are complementary colors?

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Colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel

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Colors that are adjacent on the color wheel

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Colors in the same hue family

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Colors with the same saturation level

Question 2

Which color harmony uses three colors equally spaced around the color wheel?

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Triadic

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Analogous

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Split-complementary

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Tetradic

Question 3

In color theory, what does 'temperature' refer to?

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The perceived warmth or coolness of a color, with warm colors appearing closer and cool colors receding

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The physical heat a monitor emits

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The brightness of a color

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How saturated a color is

Question 4

What is 'simultaneous contrast' in color perception?

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The way a color appears to change based on the color placed next to it

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When two colors are used at the same time in blending

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Using two identical colors side by side

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A digital filter that enhances contrast

Question 5

Which term describes using desaturated, muted versions of colors throughout a painting to create unity?

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Chromatic grays

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Tinting

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Color blocking

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Value mapping

Question 6

What is a 'split-complementary' color scheme?

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A base color plus the two colors adjacent to its complement

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Two colors directly opposite each other

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Three colors equally spaced on the wheel

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Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel