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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Orange - green - and violet; made from mixing two primary colors together






2. You need light in order to see color; color has three properties: hue - value - intensity






3. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






4. Name






5. Focal point - area of importance - what your eyes see first






6. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






7. Red - yellow - and blue; from those three colors - all others can be made - but no other color can make these three






8. Adding black to a color to make it darker






9. Where things on either side of the center line are almost alike or identical






10. What makes the art feel complete because everything seems to be in harmony and work together






11. The areas around the positive space - usually the background






12. Describes objects that are 3D having length - width - and height - while a 2D shape can be seen from only one side - a 3D form can be viewed from many sides; take up space whether they are natural or made by a designer; include rocks - sculpture - pe






13. Opposites on the color wheel; if mixed - dullness is increased






14. An area that is contained within an implied line or is seen and identified because of color or value changes; have two dimensions - length and width - and can be geometric or free form - organic






15. Colors on both sides of the complement set






16. Birghtness of dullness of a color






17. Colors found side by side on the color wheel; always contians one common color






18. Where the design radiates through a central point






19. Orange - green - and violet; made from mixing two primary colors together






20. Focal point - area of importance - what your eyes see first






21. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






22. The areas above - below - around - or within something - 2 types: positive and negative






23. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






24. Texture you can actually feel






25. The same shapes of elements are repeated again and again






26. Repetition of the elements that help unify the surface and create a feeling of organization






27. The actual object - or subject matter






28. Opposites on the color wheel; if mixed - dullness is increased






29. Name






30. Lightness or darkness of a color






31. Refers to differences in values - colors - or other art elements






32. Colors on both sides of the complement set






33. Lightness or darkness of a color






34. Black - gray - white - brown - tan - beige






35. The same shapes of elements are repeated again and again






36. Color combinations that are shades and tints of one color






37. Texture you can actually feel






38. Color combinations that are shades and tints of one color






39. Describes the feel of a n actual surface - 2 types: actual - and implied.






40. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






41. Looks like texture - but is actually on smooth - flat paper






42. Where both sides are not the same - one side is vicually heavier than the other






43. Where the design radiates through a central point






44. The areas above - below - around - or within something - 2 types: positive and negative






45. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






46. How your eye is carried through a work of art - visual movement - through repitition of lines - shapes - color - etc.






47. Describes objects that are 3D having length - width - and height - while a 2D shape can be seen from only one side - a 3D form can be viewed from many sides; take up space whether they are natural or made by a designer; include rocks - sculpture - pe






48. An area that is contained within an implied line or is seen and identified because of color or value changes; have two dimensions - length and width - and can be geometric or free form - organic






49. Refers to the arragement of elements on either side of a center line: symmetrical - asymmetrical - and radial






50. Describes the feel of a n actual surface - 2 types: actual - and implied.