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Art Elements And Principles

Subjects : art, design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. The actual object - or subject matter






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






6. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






10. Lightness or darkness of a color






11. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






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






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






17. Texture you can actually feel






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






19. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






22. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The areas around the positive space - usually the background






31. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






34. 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






35. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






39. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






42. Birghtness of dullness of a color






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Name






50. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color