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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. The actual object - or subject matter






7. Name






8. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






10. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






14. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






24. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






28. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Name






37. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






39. 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






40. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






41. Where the design radiates through a central point






42. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






45. Colors on both sides of the complement set






46. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






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






50. Lightness or darkness of a color