COLOR THEORY PENN FOSTER UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Bridge Tones - CORRECT ANSWER -Contain contributes of two
colors that help bridge the contrast between the two.
What are the two methods of generating cohesion through color mixing?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Limited source colors and common
admixture.
What is the overall quality of light emitted by each intermixed dot
inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Distinct.
How is temperature bias expressed in every tone derived through
intermixing? - CORRECT ANSWER -By favoring some hues over
others.
How can cohesion be created among a group of diverse colors? -
CORRECT ANSWER -By altering each color with an 'outside' color.
What type of colors work well as unifying admixtures? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Earth tones, particularly umbers.
What is affected by the amount of admixture? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Value and saturation of the resulting color.
What do color schemes limit and allow? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Limit hue choice and allow any tones that belong to the scheme.
,How do intermixing strategies create unity? - CORRECT ANSWER -
By adding the same color to two colors, the colors will become more
alike in hue, value, and saturation.
What is tonal progression? - CORRECT ANSWER -A series of tones
shifting gradually in controlled steps.
What is tonal gradation? - CORRECT ANSWER -Smoothly occurring
tonal transition without seams or joints.
What is an example of tonal gradation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
William Itter's painting, Winter: Fringed Chart.
Who uses tonal progression in her quilt, Crosses? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Nancy Crow.
What is the difference between tonal gradation and tonal progression? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tonal progression offers a dual reading, while
tonal gradation occurs smoothly.
What is the most familiar tonal progression? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The standard grayscale.
How many shades does a typical grayscale consist of? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ten or eleven.
What does the grayscale demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
progression in value only.
, What can more intriguing progressions be based on? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Combinations of color attributes or a limited range within a
larger gamut of tones.
What is an example of tonal progression in traditional decorative arts? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Particles of flat tone arranged as progressions
to depict volumetric forms and the play of light.
What does a mosaic at Ravenna illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
How pieces of colored glass can be organized to depict light striking a
rounded form.
What is an example of tonal progression in paintings? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Euan Uglow's "New Discovery" where volume is built by
applying carefully modulated patches of color with a palette knife.
What can be created by integrating two distinct tonal progressions? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A compelling visual effect.
What can happen when two tonal progressions are merged? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dramatic incidents of color interaction can be
revealed.
What is transparency? - CORRECT ANSWER -The ability to see
through an object.
What are some examples of transparent materials? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Colored tissue papers, thin textiles, acetate gels.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Bridge Tones - CORRECT ANSWER -Contain contributes of two
colors that help bridge the contrast between the two.
What are the two methods of generating cohesion through color mixing?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Limited source colors and common
admixture.
What is the overall quality of light emitted by each intermixed dot
inventory? - CORRECT ANSWER -Distinct.
How is temperature bias expressed in every tone derived through
intermixing? - CORRECT ANSWER -By favoring some hues over
others.
How can cohesion be created among a group of diverse colors? -
CORRECT ANSWER -By altering each color with an 'outside' color.
What type of colors work well as unifying admixtures? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Earth tones, particularly umbers.
What is affected by the amount of admixture? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Value and saturation of the resulting color.
What do color schemes limit and allow? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Limit hue choice and allow any tones that belong to the scheme.
,How do intermixing strategies create unity? - CORRECT ANSWER -
By adding the same color to two colors, the colors will become more
alike in hue, value, and saturation.
What is tonal progression? - CORRECT ANSWER -A series of tones
shifting gradually in controlled steps.
What is tonal gradation? - CORRECT ANSWER -Smoothly occurring
tonal transition without seams or joints.
What is an example of tonal gradation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
William Itter's painting, Winter: Fringed Chart.
Who uses tonal progression in her quilt, Crosses? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Nancy Crow.
What is the difference between tonal gradation and tonal progression? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Tonal progression offers a dual reading, while
tonal gradation occurs smoothly.
What is the most familiar tonal progression? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The standard grayscale.
How many shades does a typical grayscale consist of? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ten or eleven.
What does the grayscale demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
progression in value only.
, What can more intriguing progressions be based on? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Combinations of color attributes or a limited range within a
larger gamut of tones.
What is an example of tonal progression in traditional decorative arts? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Particles of flat tone arranged as progressions
to depict volumetric forms and the play of light.
What does a mosaic at Ravenna illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
How pieces of colored glass can be organized to depict light striking a
rounded form.
What is an example of tonal progression in paintings? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Euan Uglow's "New Discovery" where volume is built by
applying carefully modulated patches of color with a palette knife.
What can be created by integrating two distinct tonal progressions? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A compelling visual effect.
What can happen when two tonal progressions are merged? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Dramatic incidents of color interaction can be
revealed.
What is transparency? - CORRECT ANSWER -The ability to see
through an object.
What are some examples of transparent materials? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Colored tissue papers, thin textiles, acetate gels.
