CFS 240 Review

Wednesday, April 02, 2003

There are ____ primary colors in the Prang color system.

----3

There are ____ primary colors in the Munsell color system.

----5

Who discovered the law of simultaneous contrast

----Chevruel, a French chemist

What is the law of simultaneous contrast

----adjacent colors affect the apparent hue and value of each other.

The colors resulting from two primary colors being mixed

----Secondary colors.

The colors resulting from two secondary colors being mixed

----Tertiary colors

What are he three dimensions of color in the Munsell system are:

----Hue, value and intensity.

The two dimensions to color in the Ostwald system are:

----Color and value.

Analogous color harmonies are composed of:

----Colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel.

----Give an example

Colors of low intensity such as gray, beige and brown are said to be:

----Neutrals.

A complimentary color harmony is composed of

----colors opposite on the color wheel.

----Give an example of a complimentary color harmony.

A triadic color harmony is composed of

----Colors equidistant on the color wheel

----An example of a triadic color harmony would be:

The range of light rays that can be discerned by the human eye

----The visible spectrum.

What is white light?

----The combination of all colors

An example of a warm color is _______.

----Red, orange

The color resulting from mixing a hue with gray.

----Tone.

The color resulting from mixing a hue with black, for example navy blue.

----Shade

Not on the color wheel. For example, black, white and metallic colors are considered to be:

---- Achromatic

Monochromatic color harmonies are:

----Values and intensities of one single color.

Colors in a painting or other art work that are not based on natural appearance.

----arbitrary color

An example of a cool color is ______.

----Blue, green

An example of an advancing color is ______.

----Red

An example of a receding color is ______.

----a. blue

Colors in a painting or other art work that are based on light as observed at a particular time of day.

----Optical color.

What is aerial perspective?

----Reduces the apparent value contrasts of objects further from the viewer.

----It helps us to perceive depth

Who first defined aerial perspective?

----Leonardo DaVinci

What is linear perspective?

----It reduces the apparent size of objects further from the viewer.

The inventor of a scientific system for drawing perspectives was:

----Brunelesci

The last great artist of the renaissance was:

----Raphael

The renaissance began in:

----Italy

What kind of animal was betsy?

----A chimpanzee

The law of simultaneous contrast was discovered by a French chemist working for :

----a tapestry company.

A system of linear perspect was discovered during the Renaissance.

----true

A line is defined in geometry as a series of points and thus does not exist in the natural world.

----True

Name three types of balance

----Symmetrical

----Asymmetrical

----Radial

The negative after image of a color is its complement.

----True

What are the two kinds of texture?

----Tactile

----Visual

List two ways we perceive depth.

----Linear perspective

----Atmospheric perspective

Scale is defined as:

----A comparison of size between objects

Proportion is defined as:

----A comparison of size within an object

To change the intensity of blue you would add

----Orange

To change the intensity of red you would add

----Green

To change the value of yellow you would add

----Black or white

List the four elements of design we studied in class.

----Color and light

----Line

----Form and Space

----Texture and pattern

List three principles of design.

----Proportion

----Contrast

----Harmony

----Balance

----Unity