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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. The actual object - or subject matter






2. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






12. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






23. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Lightness or darkness of a color






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. Name






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






40. Name






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Where the design radiates through a central point






48. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






50. Birghtness of dullness of a color