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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. Lightness or darkness of a color






2. The actual object - or subject matter






3. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






5. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Name






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






19. Where the design radiates through a central point






20. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






23. Name






24. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






37. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






38. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






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






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






42. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






45. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






46. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






50. Texture you can actually feel