Name ____________________ Class __________
VOCABULARY: Working With Color
analogous colors
a small, emphasized detail
colors next to one another on the color wheel
arbitrary colors
colors that don’t relate to nature; for example, a blue horse
background
the part of an artwork that seems farthest from the viewer
balance
color field
color palette
color theory
the equal arrangement of elements such as lines, color, and shapes
flat planes consisting of just one or a few colors
the range of colors used in an artwork
the study of how colors can be used most effectively
color wheela visual representation of colors according to their relationships
to one another
complementary colors
cool
Day-Glo
earth tones
flat color
foreground
found object
hues
colors that appear opposite one another on the color wheel
describing colors mixed with blue, green, or purple
a brand of fluorescent pigments, dyes, etc.
colors that include brown, black, white, gray, and green
an area of pure color with no shading, highlights, or texture
the area in an artwork that appears closest to the viewer
a discarded object that is not normally used in art
colors or shades
illusion
a trick of the eye that makes something appear different than
it actually is
installation
a large-scale art environment in which viewers are invited to move
through and around the space to experience the work
juxtapose
place two or more images or ideas side by side to show
their differences
mixed-media
use of multiple media in a single work of art
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019/SKILLS SHEET
page 1 of 2
Uses: copying machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants teacher-subscribers of Scholastic Art permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. ©2019 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.
accent
Name ____________________ Class __________
VOCABULARY: Working With Color (con’t)
modeled
formed, shaped
mood
an emotional state expressed in art, using elements of color,
composition, texture, etc.
optical color mixingthe eye’s ability to visually mix colors when they are placed next
outline
the line that defines the outward edges of a shape
pattern
similar or identical images, or sets of images, repeated in an
artwork
perspective
point of view from which an object or space is shown in a work
of art
pigment
powder made by grinding natural materials to make inks, paints,
and other substances for coloring
Pointillism
the technique of applying tiny dots of pure color that when viewed
from afar seem to blend together
primary colorsthe three most basic colors, red, blue, and yellow, from which all
other colors can be mixed
secondary colorsthe three colors that can be created by mixing two of the primary
colors: purple, green, and orange
shade
a color with black added to it
space
the physical area shown within an artwork
staged
planned, organized, or arranged in advance
texture
the visual representation of how a surface feels to the touch
tint
warm
a color with white added to it
describing colors mixed with red, yellow, or orange
page 2 of 2
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019/SKILLS SHEET
Uses: copying machine, opaque projector, or transparency master for overhead projector. Scholastic Inc. grants teacher-subscribers of Scholastic Art permission to reproduce this page for use in their classrooms. ©2019 by Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.
to one another