Q&A

Study questions: color

 

  • 1.  There are three essential elements to be able to see color.
    Identify these three elements.

          1. ____________________.

          2. ____________________.

          3.  ___________________.

  • All the colors we see come out of ____________. 

  • List the three primary colors.

       1. ________    2. __________.   3. ___________.

  • List the three secondary colors.

       1.________.   2.  ___________.  3. ____________.

  • Color names and identification is called the ____________.

  • The intensity or purity measurement of a color is called the

       _____________.

  • The degree of lightness or darkness of a color is called the

       ____________.

  • Munsell and Oswald are two people who developed ________ systems.

  • How many pure colors are used in the NCS color system? 

       __________.

  • What is the main benefit from using "Stock Colors". 

       _________________________________________________________

       _________________________________________________________.

  • Modern colorants will mix with latex and oil based products.  What is in these
    liquid concentrates that allow  this type of "all-purpose mixing"? 

       __________________.

  • Identify at least three problems if too much colorant is added to the paint.

       1.  _________________________________________.

       2. __________________________________________.

       3. __________________________________________.

  • Identify the three basic "Tinting Bases" available.

       1.  ________________.  2. ________________.  3. ________________.

  • Very bright, deep colors sometime have poor hiding power.  What color
    undercoat/primer  would you recommend under  a bright yellow?

       _________________.

  • Identify two Earth color pigments. 

       1. ________________________.  2.  _________________________.

  • Identify three Chemical Color pigments.

       1. ________________.  2. ________________. 3. ___________________.

  • Do gloss Alkyds dry darker?

       ____________.

  • Is hand matching of colors commonly done by the painter?

       ___________.

  • Briefly explain "Metamerism"? 

       ____________________________________________________________

       _____________________________________________________________.

  • A finish that had a gloss measurement of 15 would be a __________  sheen.  

  • A color that has a light reflectance of 75 would be very _________ in color.

  • Can people be affected by the colors around them?  _________.

  • Identify two warm colors.  ___________________,  __________________.

  • Identify two cool colors.   _______________,   ________________.

  • do warm colors advance towards you or retreat away from you?   ___________.

40 marks possible.