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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Colors found side by side on the color wheel; always contians one common color






2. Adding black to a color to make it darker






3. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






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






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






11. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






12. The actual object - or subject matter






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






14. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






17. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






21. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






23. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






25. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






28. Texture you can actually feel






29. 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






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






31. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






33. Texture you can actually feel






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






35. 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






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






37. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






38. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Name






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






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






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






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






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






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