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1) The ‘Three Primary System’:
a) Has been in use since antiquity...
b) Was an invention of the 1700’s...
c) Is based on science...
2) When mixed, a ‘pure’ red and a ‘pure’ blue:
a) Would make black...
b) Would make a bright violet...
c) Would give a dull violet ...
3) Ultramarine Blue is:
a) An opaque violet-blue...
b) A color which reflects blue followed by violet and has a small green content...
c) A color which reflects blue followed by green and a small ‘amount’ of violet...
4) Cadmium Red Light is:
a) An opaque ‘orange-red’...
b) A transparent ‘orange-red’...
c) An opaque ‘violet-red’...
5) A ‘warm’ blue:
a) Gives a mid-green when mixed with a ‘green-yellow’...
b) Will not give a bright violet with any red...
c) Is a confusing description to use in color mixing...
6) When white is added to any hue it will:
a) Lighten but not otherwise affect the color...
b) Make any color duller, appear to be ‘cooler’ and make transparent colors more opaque...
c) Make any color duller, ‘cooler’ and more transparent...
7) The visual and mixing complementary of a blue-green is:
a) Orange-red...
b) Violet-red...
c) Orange...
8) A red tomato appears that color because:
a) It is naturally red regardless of the illumination...
b) It is capable of selectively absorbing and reflecting certain ‘color’ wavelengths. These energies form the color within our eyes...
c) It is capable of selectively absorbing and reflecting certain ‘color’ wavelengths. These energies are translated into signals which pass to the brain via the eye and are converted into a sensation of redness within the brain...
9) Sap Green:
a) Is a useful ‘color’ in landscape painting...
b) Is invariably produced from cheap ‘industrial’ pigments prone to fading ...
c) Is a transparent mid green of value in glazing...
10) Violet-red will darken yellow-green because:
a) It is a darker color...
b) It is transparent...
c) It absorbs the yellow-green light being reflected...
11) When mixed with a green-yellow, Phthalo Blue will give a brighter green than Cerulean Blue because:
a) It is transparent...
b) It reflects more green...
c) It is a staining color...
12) Orange-red and green-blue:
a) Produce a mid-intensity violet as the orange-red is a poor ‘carrier’ of violet and the green-blue is a good ‘carrier’
b) Produce a dull, greyed violet as they are both poor ‘carriers’ of violet...
c) Produces a fairly bright violet...
13) The colors reflected from Ultramarine Blue allow us to:
a) Mix bright violets with a violet-red and dull greens with an orange-yellow...
b) Mix mid-intensity violets with a violet-red and dull greens with an orange-yellow...
c) Mix bright violets with a violet-red and bright greens with a green-yellow...
14) Yellow Ochre can be thought of as:
a) A dull green-yellow...
b) A neutralised (or dulled) orange-yellow ‘carrying’ a tiny amount of green...
c) A neutralised orange-yellow ‘carrying’ a large ‘amount’ of green...
15) When two transparent colors are mixed the colored greys are very dark:
a) Only if both colors are dark to start with...
b) Because, after the subtractive process extra light is absorbed into the transparent layers...
c) They are no darker than if the two colors were opaque...
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