Painting for Beginners: Color Mixing, Brush Techniques, and Simple Paintings

Question 1

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Purple

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 2

When we paint, we use different ways to make our pictures. Which of these is NOT a way we paint?

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Blowing air through a straw onto the paint

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Mixing colors together

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Holding our paint on a special plate called a palette

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Using a paintbrush to spread the paint

Question 3

Which color is a primary color?

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Red

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

Question 4

What is the name of the circle that shows all the colors?

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Color wheel

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Rainbow

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Color chart

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Color palette

Question 5

Which of these colors can't you create by mixing other colors?

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

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Green

Question 6

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 7

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 8

When you mix blue and yellow paint, what color do you get?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

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Pink

Question 9

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Blue

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Red

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Yellow

Question 10

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 11

Which color is a primary color?

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Red

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Purple

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Green

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Orange

Question 12

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 13

When we mix the warm color red with another warm color, what new color do we get?

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

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Blue

Question 14

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Yellow

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Blue

Question 15

Which tool is NOT used when we paint?

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Hammer

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Paintbrush

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Palette

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Canvas

Question 16

Which color is NOT in a rainbow?

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Brown

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Red

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Green

Question 17

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 18

When you paint, what does it mean to make a painting with good composition?

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When you arrange the things in your painting in a way that looks nice

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When you make the painting colorful and fun

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When you paint with big brushstrokes that fill up the page

Question 19

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Yellow

Question 20

When we paint, what tool do we use to apply the paint to the paper?

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Paintbrush

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Scissors

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Ruler

Question 21

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 22

When we combine different colors on our canvas, what painting technique are we using?

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Mixing

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Dotting

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Covering

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Drawing

Question 23

When you're painting a picture, how can you make the things in it look like they're far away?

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Arranging the things in your painting to make it look like you're looking at them from far away

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Painting the scene with bright colors

Question 24

How do we make secondary colors?

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Mix two primary colors

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Mix black and white

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Mix three primary colors

Question 25

In painting, what does it mean to have a good composition?

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Arranging the elements in the painting to create a visually pleasing and balanced image

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Having all the objects in the painting touching each other

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Using bright and contrasting colors to make the painting stand out

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Choosing a large canvas size to have more space to paint

Question 26

When we mix blue and yellow, what color do we get?

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Green

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Orange

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Purple

Question 27

Which color is NOT a primary color?

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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Yellow

Question 28

Which special circle shows us all the different colors?

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Color Wheel

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Color Ring

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Rainbow

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Color Chart

Question 29

When we paint something to make it feel bumpy, like a tree trunk or an animal's fur, what do we call that bumpy feeling?

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Rough

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Smooth

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Shiny

Question 30

In painting, what does the word 'composition' mean?

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How we arrange things in our painting

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The colors we use

Question 31

In painting, what do we use to create our artwork?

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Paint

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Water

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Glue

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a way to create a painting?

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Drawing with a crayon

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Using a brush to mix colors

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Using a sponge to dab paint

Question 33

Which type of brushstroke makes long, thin lines?

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Line stroke

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Stippling

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Drybrush

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Glazing

Question 34

When painting, which brush should you use to create wide, thick lines?

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A thick paintbrush

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A thin paintbrush

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A palette knife

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A pencil

Question 35

Which of these is a primary color?

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Red

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Blue

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Orange

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Green

Question 36

How do artists use their imagination when they paint?

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By making up their own ideas

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By copying exactly what they see

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By using only one color

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By using only shapes

Question 37

Which painting technique involves using thick paint to create a raised texture?

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Impasto

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Watercolor

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Dry Brush

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Oil Painting

Question 38

How do artists make things look close or far away in a painting?

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Making objects smaller or larger

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Using different colors

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Changing the shape of objects

Question 39

What makes a painting look visually appealing?

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Arranging the shapes and colors in a way that looks pleasing to the eye

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Using a lot of different shapes and colors

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Using the largest brush available

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Using only one color

Question 40

Which type of painting looks like real life?

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Realistic Paintings

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Dreamy Paintings

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Colorful Paintings

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Shape Paintings

Question 41

A painting has lots of bright yellow and orange colors. What feeling do you think the artist wanted to show us?

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Happiness

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Sadness

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Anger

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Fear

Question 42

When we mix which two colors, do we get orange?

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Yellow and red

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Blue and red

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Yellow and green

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Blue and yellow

Question 43

Which brush should we use to draw thin, neat lines?

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Detail brush

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Flat brush

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Round brush

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Fan brush

Question 44

When holding a paintbrush, which way is the best?

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Like holding a pencil

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Like holding a spoon

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Using all five fingers

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Using only the thumb and index finger

Question 45

When we mix all the primary colors together, what color do we get?

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Brown

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Orange

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Green

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Purple

Question 46

What do we call someone who makes paintings?

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Artist

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Singer

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Writer

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Composer

Question 47

Which type of painting uses a lot of thick paint to make it look bumpy and rough?

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Impasto painting

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Acrylic painting

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Watercolor painting

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Oil painting

Question 48

Which of these colors is considered warm?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 49

What's the most important thing to keep in mind when we paint?

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Be patient and have fun

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Follow all the rules

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Use only expensive materials

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Cover the whole paper with paint

Question 50

When we combine two or more colors to create a new one, what do we call it?

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Mixing colors

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Coloring

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Drawing

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Painting

Question 51

What helps a painting look pleasing to the eye?

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Arranging different parts of the painting in a balanced way

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Using only bright colors

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Covering the whole canvas with paint

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Painting whatever you want

Question 52

What material is a canvas made from?

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Cloth

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Wood

Question 53

Before we mix colors, what should we do first?

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Pick the colors we want to mix

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Mix the colors together

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Clean our brushes

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Wait for the colors to dry

Question 54

When artists want to make things in a painting seem closer or farther away, what do they use?

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Perspective

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Mixing colors

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Using different brushes

Question 55

What do we do to our canvas before we start painting?

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Put a special layer on it to help the paint stick

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Draw a picture on it

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Color it with our favorite colors

Question 56

When we put together colors that look good together, we make a _______.

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Color harmony

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Color wheel

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Color palette

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Color combination

Question 57

In painting, which element helps us see the shape or outline of an object?

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Form

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Color

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Shape

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Size

Question 58

To paint a bright orange sunset, which two colors should you mix?

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Red and yellow

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Blue and green

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Black and white

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Purple and pink

Question 59

When painting a picture of the wind blowing through trees, which brush technique would best show the wind moving?

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Short, quick strokes

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Long, smooth strokes

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Circular strokes

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A mix of different strokes

Question 60

Which artist used thick, swirling brushstrokes to create the painting called "The Starry Night"?

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Vincent van Gogh

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Pablo Picasso

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Jackson Pollock

Question 61

Which brush technique creates thick, bold lines in a painting?

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Dry brushing

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Stippling

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Washes

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Glazing

Question 62

When painting a flower, what technique can make it look more realistic?

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Use different shades of the same color

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Use only one color

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Use a large paintbrush

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Don't add details

Question 63

Which painting technique makes your painting look like it has raised, bumpy parts, like animal fur?

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Impasto

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Stippling

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Watercolor washes

Question 64

How can using different shades of the same color make a painting look more three-dimensional?

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By making some parts of the painting look closer and others farther away.

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By making the painting look brighter.

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By making it easier to mix different colors.

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It doesn't affect how three-dimensional the painting looks.