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






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






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






4. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






5. Name






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






7. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






11. Name






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






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






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






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






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






18. The actual object - or subject matter






19. 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






20. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






22. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






30. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






33. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






36. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Texture you can actually feel






46. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






48. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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