1Question 1
2 marks
Name the two paint colours that mix to make green. (2 marks)
Model answer
Blue and yellow.
Mark scheme
- Blue1 mark
- Yellow1 mark
WASSCE SHS
WASSCE Visual Arts: Colour and painting
In paint, red, yellow and blue are the primary colours. Mixing, the colour wheel, and the words tint and shade are the usual questions.
The idea
This page is about paint, not about light on a screen. In paint the primary colours are red, yellow and blue. They cannot be mixed from other paints. Red and yellow make orange. Blue and yellow make green. Blue and red make violet. Those three are the secondary colours. Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel: red and green, blue and orange, yellow and violet. Placed side by side they strengthen each other. Mixed together they dull each other. Warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Cool colours are blue, green and violet.
A tint is a colour plus white. It is lighter. A shade is a colour plus black. It is darker. A tone is a colour plus grey. Say which word the question used. A painting answer should also name the medium if the question asks for it, such as watercolour or acrylic, and one thing that medium does. Watercolour is transparent, so the white of the paper is the light. Do not claim a mixing result you have not stated the two colours for. White does not turn red and blue into orange.
The Visual Arts tips guide sets out the papers, how to answer a theme, and the mistakes that cost marks. WASSCE Visual Arts tips
What earns the marks
Name the two colours in a mix. Green is blue and yellow, not red and yellow. Tint means white added. Shade means black added. Do not swap them. Complementary is a pair of opposites, not any two colours you like. If you discuss light from a lamp, say so. The primary colours of paint are not the primary colours of a screen.
Practice questions
These are practice questions in the style of the paper, with a model answer and a mark scheme. They are not a promise of what your paper will ask.
2Question 2
2 marks
What is a tint, and what is a shade? (2 marks)
Model answer
A tint is a colour with white added, so it is lighter. A shade is a colour with black added, so it is darker.
Mark scheme
- A tint is a colour plus white1 mark
- A shade is a colour plus black1 mark
3Question 3
3 marks
Name one pair of complementary colours, and state what complementary means. (3 marks)
Model answer
Red and green are complementary. Complementary colours sit opposite each other on the colour wheel. Side by side, they make each other look stronger.
Mark scheme
- A true pair, such as red and green, blue and orange, or yellow and violet1 mark
- They are opposite on the colour wheel1 mark
- What that does, such as strengthening each other side by side, or dulling each other when mixed1 mark
Practise Visual Arts with Anna
More questions on this topic are inside glearn, marked as you answer, with the reason written out. The first ones need no account.
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