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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What makes the art feel complete because everything seems to be in harmony and work together






2. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






6. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






8. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. Name






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






18. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






21. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






23. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






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






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






29. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






31. Texture you can actually feel






32. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






35. Texture you can actually feel






36. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






37. Name






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






45. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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