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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The areas above - below - around - or within something - 2 types: positive and negative






2. Texture you can actually feel






3. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






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






8. Name






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






30. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






31. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Birghtness of dullness of a color






43. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






44. The actual object - or subject matter






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






46. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






49. Colors on both sides of the complement set






50. Adding black to a color to make it darker