design tutorial 8

Lesson 8: Test Your Color Knowledge

Now that you've reviewed all the sessions in Living Color, it's time to test your knowledge. Simply point your cursor in the circle next to the right answer and click, we'll let you know how you're doing as you take the test.

1. Complementary Color Harmonies use:

Only one hue in varying tints, tones and shades.
Colors that are along-side each other on the color wheel.
Two colors that lie directly opposite one another on the color wheel.

2. Value is:

A saturated color plus white.
The lightness or darkness of hue.
A mixture of fully saturated hue with black.

3. Texture influences how color is perceived by:

The ability of the surface to absorb or reflect light rays, changing how color is perceived.
By having one color occupying the most space in a floral design, it can be pleasing or displeasing to the customer.
The wrong use of color creates a troubled, restless mind.

4. Primary Colors are:

Red, yellow and blue.
Orange, green and violet.
Pink, red and burgundy.

5. The color wheel is:

Any round object with more than one color on it.
A graphic tool for understanding the relationship colors have with each other.
A graphic tool to plan how much to charge for each color of flower in an arrangement.

6. Harmony is expressed by:

Using darker colors near the focal area to make the design more visually impressive.
Using someone's favorite color predominantly in a composition.
Using a logical application of color.

7. Violet, Yellow-Orange and Yellow-Green are examples of:

Complementary Color Harmonies.
Split Complementary Color Harmonies.
Triadic Color Harmonies.

8. Balance is created by:

Using darker colors near the focal area to make the design more visually impressive.
Using someone's favorite color predominantly in a composition.
Using a logical application color.

9. The most imposing color is:

Pink
Blue
Black

10. A tone is:

A saturated color plus white.
A fully saturated hue plus a value of gray.
A mixture of a fully-saturated hue with black.

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