Question

this painting is by pablo picasso, entitled the blind mans meal. what type of color scheme did picasso use and its definition?
a. he used a analogous color scheme, which occurs when the hues used are directly opposite one another on the color wheel.
b. he used a monochromatic color scheme, which occurs when one color predominates,shades of black, tints of white, values of a hue.
c. he used a analogous color scheme, which occurs when the hues used are next to one another on the color wheel.
d. he used a monochromatic color scheme, which occurs when the hues used are created by combining equal parts of two primary colors.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: The definition of analogous is wrong (opposite is complementary), so a is incorrect.
• Option b: A monochromatic color scheme uses one main color with shades (black added), tints (white added), and different values of that hue. The painting uses various blues (a single hue with variations), so this matches.
• Option c: The painting uses mostly blue variations, not hues next to each other (analogous would be like blue, blue - green, blue - violet), so c is incorrect.
• Option d: The definition here is for secondary colors (combining two primaries), not monochromatic, so d is incorrect.

Answer:

b. He used a monochromatic color scheme, which occurs when one color predominates, shades of black, tints of white, values of a hue.