Art - Quiz #1

analogous colors

3-4 colors NEXT to each other on the color wheel EX. blue, blue-purple, purple and red-purple

shape

a closed line

intermediate colors

a mix of the primary and secondary color next to each other EX. Blue-Purple

line

a path created by a point in moving space, it is one dimensional and can vary width, direction, and length

Harmony

an arrangement that forms a pleasing and consistent whole

cool colors

blue, green, purple

triatic colors

colors that create a triangle when connected within a color wheel EX. orange, green and purple

color harmonies

create an interesting visual experience for the viewer's eye.

monochromatic

different values of the same hue

Secondary colors

orange, green, purple

types of shapes

organic: (think nature) nothing is completely identical, usually curvilinear geometric: (think math, circle, square,triangle), usually straight lines

primary colors

red, blue, yellow

warm colors

red, orange, yellow

swing colors

red-purple, yellow-green

complimentary colors

two colors directly across the wheel from each other EX. red and green, yellow and purple

types of lines

vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved