2026 Painting Study Guide

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  1. 5. The property that describes the purity intensity or saturation level of a color.
  2. 6. The watercolor technique that applies wet paint to wet paper resulting in fuzzy bleeding edges.
  3. 10. A scheme combining a base color with the two colors directly adjacent to its complement.
  4. 11. The watercolor effect where pigment particles clump together unevenly to create texture.
  5. 13. The specific water-soluble binder used to hold pigments together in watercolor paint.
  6. 14. The tint that is created when white is mixed into a pure red pigment.
  7. 16. An age-related discoloration issue that can develop on old acrylic paintings over time.
  8. 17. Acrylic paintings are prone to attracting this contaminant due to their non-conductive nature.
  9. 21. A high-contrast color scheme utilizing two hues located directly opposite each other on the wheel.
  10. 24. A color harmony consisting of three colors that are evenly spaced in a triangle around the wheel.
  11. 26. The term that identifies a pure base color by its name on the color wheel.
  12. 27. The additive color model used for digital screens where mixing all primaries produces white light.
  13. 31. The structural quality of paint that is completely unable to be seen through.
  14. 32. The watercolor technique that applies wet paint to a dry surface to create hard crisp edges.
  15. 36. A painting medium based on a transparent wash system that uses the paper for highlights.
  16. 37. A color harmony consisting of three or four hues located directly next to each other on the wheel.
  17. 38. The specific color property that measures the lightness or darkness of a hue.
  18. 39. A rich color scheme that utilizes two distinct sets of complementary colors together.
Down
  1. 1. A fast-drying paint consisting of pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion.
  2. 2. The intermediary area of a scene where the main subject or focal point typically resides.
  3. 3. Chemical mediums added to acrylic paint for the explicit purpose of slowing down drying times.
  4. 4. The durable status of acrylic paint once it has completed its drying process.
  5. 7. The foundational category of colors that cannot be created by mixing any other colors together.
  6. 8. The essential light-passing quality that defines the luminous nature of watercolor painting.
  7. 9. The visual layer closest to the viewer featuring large objects and high levels of detail.
  8. 12. The deep shade that is created when black is mixed into a pure blue pigment
  9. 15. A color variation created whenever white is added to a base hue.
  10. 18. Green orange and purple are examples of this specific category of color wheel hues.
  11. 19. The subtractive color model used in commercial color printing applications.
  12. 20. The visual layer furthest away from the viewer featuring small objects and low contrast.
  13. 22. Colors created by mixing a primary color with a neighboring secondary color such as red-orange.
  14. 23. The unique property of dried watercolor paint allowing it to be worked again by adding water.
  15. 25. A technique where thick textured paint is applied to a canvas to show physical brush marks.
  16. 28. A technique utilizing a damp brush with thick color to produce scratchy lines showing brush hairs.
  17. 29. A color variation created by adding gray or a colors complement to a base hue.
  18. 30. The term for unstable watercolor pigments that fade rapidly over time when exposed to light.
  19. 33. A color variation created whenever black is added to a base hue.
  20. 34. The temperature category of colors like reds oranges and yellows that appear to advance forward.
  21. 35. The temperature category of colors like blues greens and purples that evoke calm and recede.
  22. 40. The traditional color model used in art and studio painting involving physical pigments.