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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Black - gray - white - brown - tan - beige






2. Texture you can actually feel






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






17. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






20. Lightness or darkness of a color






21. The actual object - or subject matter






22. 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






23. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






24. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






28. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






32. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






35. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






39. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






42. Name






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






44. Name






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






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






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






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






49. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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