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






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






3. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






4. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






15. The actual object - or subject matter






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






17. Adding black to a color to make it darker






18. 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






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






20. Name






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






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






23. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






27. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






30. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The actual object - or subject matter






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






40. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






41. Name






42. Texture you can actually feel






43. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






47. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






49. Lightness or darkness of a color






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