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Art Elements And Principles

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






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






3. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






5. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






8. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






11. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






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






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






17. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






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






22. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






32. Name






33. Adding black to a color to make it darker






34. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






43. Birghtness of dullness of a color






44. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






48. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






49. The actual object - or subject matter






50. Name