Painting Semester 1 Review

What are the seven Elements of Art?

• Line• Color• Shape• Space• Form• Texture• Space• Value

What are the seven Principles of Design?

• Pattern• Rhythm• Movement• Unity• Balance• Emphasis• Contrast

What are the three properties of color?

Hue, value, and intensity

What is a tint?

• Add White to a hue

What is a shade?

• Add black to a hue

What happens when you mix a hue with its complement?

• You lower the intensity of the hue, making it appear duller

What is a monochromatic color scheme?

• One color scheme with tints and shades added

What are analogous colors?

• Colors that sit side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue

What colors are included in a split complement?

• The combination of one hue plus the hues on each side of its complement

Give an example of a color that generally expresses a calm feeling?

• Blue

What are the primary hues?

• Red, Blue, Yellow

What colors are secondary hues?

• Orange, Green, Purple

What colors are considered cool colors?

• Blue, Green, Purple

Give an example of colors that create the greatest contrast?

• Complementary

What happens when an artist uses optical color in a landscape painting?

• The artist reproduces colors as they actually appear.

When warm colors are placed next to cool colors, what happens?

• The warm colors seem to move toward the viewer.

What colors are included in a split complement?

• a hue plus the hues on each side of its complement

What is a color triad?• Three colors spaced an equal distance apart

on the color wheel

What are the three main ingredients in paint?

• Pigment, binder, and solvent

What are arbitrary colors?

• Used to express feeling (example if you paint a pig purple instead of pink you are doing so to express emotion