What do you get by mixing blue and yellow paint?
AnswerGreen
Blue and yellow are traditional primaries that combine to make the secondary color green.
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Art facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about art techniques and color, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is a 'shade' of a color?
AnswerThe color mixed with black
Adding black darkens a hue to make a shade, the opposite of a tint.
Going deeper
Which color is complementary to red on the traditional color wheel?
AnswerGreen
Complementary colors sit opposite each other on the wheel; on the red-yellow-blue wheel, red is opposite green.
What is a 'collage'?
AnswerArt made by gluing pieces of paper, photos or other materials
The word comes from the French 'coller', to glue.
In linear perspective, parallel lines going into the distance appear to meet at what?
AnswerA vanishing point
Linear perspective uses vanishing points on the horizon line to make flat images look deep.
Expert level
What does the Italian term 'impasto' describe?
AnswerPaint applied thickly so brush or knife marks stand out
Impasto means paint laid on so thickly that it stands up from the surface.
Which pigment was traditionally made by grinding the gemstone lapis lazuli?
AnswerUltramarine
Natural ultramarine blue came from lapis lazuli and was once more costly than gold.
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