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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. 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






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






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






4. The actual object - or subject matter






5. Lightness or darkness of a color






6. Texture you can actually feel






7. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






9. Colors on both sides of the complement set






10. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






12. Texture you can actually feel






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






14. Name






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Name






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






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






26. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






27. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






40. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






42. The actual object - or subject matter






43. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Lightness or darkness of a color






49. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






50. 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






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