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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. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






3. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






6. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






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






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






12. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






14. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






15. Birghtness of dullness of a color






16. The actual object - or subject matter






17. 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






18. Texture you can actually feel






19. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






22. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






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






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






28. Adding black to a color to make it darker






29. Colors on both sides of the complement set






30. Name






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






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






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






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






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. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






37. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






39. 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






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






41. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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