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Color IQ - Beginning Level
For Persons with a basic knowledge
of the fundamentals of painting.

1. What are a painter's primary colors?

a. Red, Blue, and Green b. Yellow, Red, and Blue c. Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta d. Orange, Violet, and Green

2. What is the value of mixing paint?

a. Helps cut down the cost of using a new brand of colors b. Can help establish a good color scheme c. Is a study in understanding color d. All of the above

3. What is Hue?

a. Refers to the warmth of the color b. Indicates the actual color c. Refers to the color family d. Indicates matching colors

4. How are secondary colors created?

a. Mixing opposite colors on the color wheel b. Adding light to primary colors c. Mixing primary colors d. Subtracting light from primary colors

5. What is the TCS Identification System?

a. Identifies the personality traits of a color b. Matches colors between brands c. Matches acrylics and oil colors d. All of the above

6. What are warm colors?

a. Achromatic colors b. Fugitive colors c. Colors associated with warm physical experiences d. All of the above

7. What is a Tint?

a. Adding a secondary color to a primary color b. A brighter version of a pure hue c. A lighter version of a pure hue d. A toned down version of a pure hue

8. How can you obtain a tint?

a. Adding white to a pure hue b. Add a small amount of the complementary color c. Adding a touch of a secondary color to a primary color d. All of the above

9. What is a shade?

a. A cooler version of a pure hue b. A warmer version of a pure hue c. Always a primary color d. A darker version of a pure hue

10. How can you create a shade?

a. Adding the complementary color b. Adding a cool color to a warm color c. Adding black to any color d. Muting the color

11. What colors make up a complementary color scheme?

a. The dominant color and two colors evenly spaced on the color wheel b. The dominant color and two colors adjacent to it on the color wheel c. The dominant color and the color opposite it on the color wheel d. Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel

12. What is a monochromatic color scheme?

a. A group of colors that are next to each other on the color wheel b. Three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel c. A group of neutral colors d. A group of various shades of one color