I think color is one of the most important Elements of Art for students to learn. For this reason I stress its importance by giving a test on it. I start by going over the vocabulary with them and then I assign the Color Mixing Experiment. This project is designed for them to learn the vocabulary while learning to mix colors. I also give them this study guide to study from:
Color Study Guide
COLOR: A color exists because of the way light reflects off objects, is absorbed by objects, and is perceived and processed by our eye system.
All colors have these 3 properties:
Hue: A color’s name.
Value: The lightness or darkness of a color.
Intensity: The brightness or dullness of a color.
Primary Colors: RED, BLUE, YELLOW. These colors cannot be mixed from other colors, but other colors can be mixed from them.
Secondary Colors: ORANGE, PURPLE (VIOLET), GREEN. These colors are mixed from the primaries. ORANGE is mixed from Yellow and Red. PURPLE (VIOLET) is mixed from Red and Blue. GREEN is mixed from Yellow and Blue.
Complementary Colors: Colors across from each other on the color wheel. Blue is the complement of Orange. Red is the complement of Green. Yellow is the complement of Purple (Violet). Each primary has a secondary as its complement and when you mixed two complements together you get Brown.
Analogous Colors: Colors which are next to each other on the color wheel and share a hue. For example, Red, Red-orange, Orange, Yellow-orange.
Cool Colors: Purple, Blue, and Green.
Warm Colors: Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Pink, Brown.
Shade: A color made by adding BLACK to a color.
Tint: A color made by adding WHITE to a color.
Color Scheme: An artist’s deliberate choice of colors chosen to achieve a certain look or feeling.
Monochromatic: A color scheme using a variety of only ONE COLOR. For example blue with tints and shades of blue.
Students are welcome to make their own flash cards and bring them in
Art History Test
Test Goal: To increase your knowledge of Art History.
You may study alone or with a partner, but you will be testing alone. Study the artwork available in the form of flashcards, posters, or the classroom timeline.
Know 2 Facts about the art you choose to study.
Here are the fact combinations you can choose from:
« Artist and Title of the Work
« Artist and Time Period
« Artist and Art Movement/Style of Art
« Title of Work and Time Period
Pick your grade:
For an ‘A’ you need to know 2 facts about 30 works of art.
For a ‘B’ you need to know 2 facts about 20 works of art.
For a ‘C’ you need to know 2 facts about 10 works of art.
-You may do them in sets of 10, however, Extra Credit will be given to students who do all 30 at one time.
-In order to for this to remain in your long term memory you cannot start studying and test in the same day.
-You have two weeks to study and take this oral test.
Students are welcome to make their own flash cards and bring them in
