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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How your eye is carried through a work of art - visual movement - through repitition of lines - shapes - color - etc.






2. Colors that make you feel cool: blue - green - and violet






3. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






5. Name






6. Adding black to a color to make it darker






7. Colors that make you feel warm: red - yellow - and orange






8. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






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






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






14. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






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






20. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






22. Birghtness of dullness of a color






23. Colors on both sides of the complement set






24. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Colors on both sides of the complement set






33. Colors that make you feel cool: blue - green - and violet






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






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






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






37. One color and the colors on both sides of its complement






38. 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






39. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






40. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






41. The actual object - or subject matter






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






43. A mark made by a pointed tool and is often defined by a moving dot; can vary in width - direction - curvature - length - and even color; often suggests movement in a drawing or a painting






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






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






46. 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






47. Colors that make you feel warm: red - yellow - and orange






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






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






50. 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