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Abstract Art Test Study Guide
THEORY OF COLOUR Primary Colours
Red
Yellow
Blue
Red Blue Yellow Tip to Remember: Roses are , Violets are , What makes them grow?
Secondary Colours
Red + Yellow = Orange
Blue + Red = Violet
Yellow + Blue = Green
Tertiary Colours
Yellow + Green = Yellow-Green
Blue + Green = Blue-Green
Yellow + Orange = Yellow-Orange
Red + Orange = Red-Orange
Blue + Violet = Blue-Violet
Red + Violet = Red-Violet
Tip to Remember: Primary colour name is first followed by the secondary colour
Complementary Colour
Red ~ Green
Violet ~ Yellow
Blue ~ Orange
Tip to Remember: Relate the pairs!
o Red ~ Green = Christmas o Violet ~ Yellow = Easter o Blue ~ Orange = Sun and Sky
Tint, Tone and Shade
Tint = Colour + White
Tone = Colour + Gray
Shade = Colour + Black
Monochromatic = Using a tint, tone or shade of a colour o Ex. OOOOOO
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Colour Spectrum
Warm Colours = Reds, Oranges and Yellows
Cool Colours = Blues, Greens and Purples
Tip to Remember: Warm Colours = Fire, Cool Colours =Water
Colour Qualities
Colour = Is defined by having 3 qualities – Hue, Value and Intensity o Hue = Name for a colour you cannot make
Ex. Red, Yellow, Blue, Cyan, Magenta All hues are colours but not all colours are hues
o Value = The darkness or lightness of a colour Ex. OOOOOOOOO Value 1 = Black Value 10 = White
o Intensity = How bright or dull a colour is Ex. OO,OO,OO High Intensity = Brighter Low Intensity = Duller
Colours that Cannot be Made
Magenta
Cyan Blue
White
Red
Yellow
Blue
Mixing Colours
Red + = Crimson Brown
Orange + = Sienna Brown Brown
Red + Yellow + = Brown Ocre Yellow
Red + White = Pink or Magenta + White = Pink
Blue + = Black Brown
Red + Yellow + Blue = Brown
Paintbrushes
Flat Paintbrush Fan Paintbrush Liner Paintbrush Flat-Fan Paintbrush
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Other Supplies
Artistic Knives Paint Thinner Linseed Oil
Palette Canvas
Easel
Drawing Supplies
Soft Eraser Blending Stump Eraser
Sketching Pencil = HB
Shading Pencil = 9B
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Darkest Pencil = 9B
Lightest Pencil = 6H
Elements of Art
1. Line/Direction A path or point moving through space
a. This refers to the direction of an object, line or path that moves throughout the painting.
EX.
2. Shape/Form Shape has depth, length, width and resides in space
a. This means that everything is made up from shapes and with their help we get the correct
proportions.
EX.
3. Colour Hue, value and intensity
a. These are the characteristics of a colour
i. Hue = Name for a colour you cannot make ii. Intensity = How bright or dull a colour is
Colour: Blue-Green
Low Intensity
Colour: Pink
High Intensity
Hue: Cyan Blue
High Intensity
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4. Value Value refers to the relative lightness and darkness of a colour
a. Value = The darkness or lightnessof a colour i. Ex. OOOOOOOOO
ii. Value 1 = Black iii. Value 10 = White
EX.
5. Texture Texture refers to the tactile quality of a surface a. There are both Oil and Acrylic textures
i. Oil Textures 1. Knife Techniques 2. Fan Paintbrush Techniques
ii. Acrylic Textures 1. Mixed Media Techniques
EX. 6. Perspective Representing a 3D object on a 2D surface
a. In order to get 3D objects on a 2D surface we need to use shapes and VP
White is the
abscesnce of colour
Value: 1
Value: 10
Black
Oil Textures
Fan Paintbrush
Techniques Oil Texture
Knife
Techniques
Oil Texture
Knife Techniques
Vanishing Point
Triangles at
different
angles to
represent a
3D mountain
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7. Space The area in which art is organised
a. Positive Space The area closest to you
b. Negative Space The area furthest from you
EX.
Mixed Media
Gesso
o A primer with a low density and high viscosity
Modelling Paste
o A texturing paste with a high density and low viscosity
Media
o Base of all acrylic colours
o Used in many mixed media techniques
o Low density and very high viscosity
o Transparent
Sawdust
o Sawdust + Media
Glitter
o Glitter + Media
Tissue Paper/ News Paper
o Tissue Paper / News Paper + Media
Cheese Cloth
o Cheese Cloth + Media
Sand
o Sand + Media
Aluminium Foil
o Aluminium + Light tint of water colour
Saran Wrap Lift (Watercolour + Acrylic Techniques)
o A watered down acrylic or watercolour with saran wrap placed on top until dry or
semi-dry. Saran Wrap is the removed creating a grouping flat texture.
Photo Image Transfer
o A laser printed image is transferred onto a canvas using media
Stencilling + Stamping
o Stencilling Using an object as a stencil or tracer
Negative Space
Positive Space
Positive Space
Negative Space
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o Stamping Using an object to imprint or transfer the shape of image
Alcohol/Oil with acrylic
o Painting an acrylic base you add some dots of oil or alcohol which creates a
separation in the paint
Art Movements
Realism
o Painting a real and accurate portrayal of an image or scenery in front of you.
EX. Mona Lisa
Surrealism
o Painting a realistic portrayal of an image or scenery with a twist that is unnatural
or not possible in real life.
EX. Melting Clocks
Cubism
o An abstract movement in where everything is painted with the basic shapes
showing through. This may distort the image into seeming more abstract, but the
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image has a defined shape or inspiration.
EX.
Abstract
o The painting will be created with a concept but that concept is not completely
defined leaving it up to interpretation by the viewer.
EX.
Pop- Art
o Painted in a cartoonish way making the painting have a feel of being from a comic
book or having the painting done in several different colours.
Minimalism
o An abstract movement in where the least amount of objects reside on the canvas
meaning that is may just be a white canvas with a red line on it.
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Contemporary
o Modern Art
EX.
Pointillism
o A painting is created using only dots of different colours.
EX.
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Splatter
o No real shape (most of the time) and is much like abstract where the viewer can
interpret what the painting however they like but this is all done with aggressive
flicking of painting
EX.
Impressionism
o Creating a painting that looks like the object to the eye from a certain distance but
up-close has a less detailed look to it.
EX.
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