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






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






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






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






5. Texture you can actually feel






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






7. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






9. 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






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






11. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






13. Name






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






15. 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






16. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






22. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






24. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






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






29. Name






30. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






33. Adding black to a color to make it darker






34. Birghtness of dullness of a color






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






41. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






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






46. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






48. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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