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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One color and the colors on both sides of its complement






2. Name






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






4. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Adding black to a color to make it darker






14. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






16. Adding black to a color to make it darker






17. Texture you can actually feel






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






19. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






23. Lightness or darkness of a color






24. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






27. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






29. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






31. Texture you can actually feel






32. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






34. The actual object - or subject matter






35. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






38. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






40. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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