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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You need light in order to see color; color has three properties: hue - value - intensity






2. 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






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






4. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






6. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






7. Where the design radiates through a central point






8. Adding black to a color to make it darker






9. Name






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






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






12. Texture you can actually feel






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






14. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






18. The actual object - or subject matter






19. Colors on both sides of the complement set






20. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






24. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






25. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






27. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






35. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






36. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






48. Colors on both sides of the complement set






49. 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






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