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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How your eye is carried through a work of art - visual movement - through repitition of lines - shapes - color - etc.






2. Lightness or darkness of a color






3. Where the design radiates through a central point






4. Name






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






6. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






8. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






10. Colors on both sides of the complement set






11. 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






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






13. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






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






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






19. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






27. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






28. The actual object - or subject matter






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






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






39. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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