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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opposites on the color wheel; if mixed - dullness is increased






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






4. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






8. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






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






13. The actual object - or subject matter






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






15. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






20. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






22. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






26. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






30. Texture you can actually feel






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






38. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






40. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






42. 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






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






44. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






48. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






49. 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






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