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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. The areas around the positive space - usually the background






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






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






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






6. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






10. Adding black to a color to make it darker






11. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






12. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






14. Colors on both sides of the complement set






15. Lightness or darkness of a color






16. Name






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






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






19. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






21. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Adding black to a color to make it darker






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. The actual object - or subject matter






39. Name






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






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






42. Texture you can actually feel






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






44. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






47. Where the design radiates through a central point






48. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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