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






2. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






4. Texture you can actually feel






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






6. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






10. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






16. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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






18. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






21. Name






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






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






24. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






27. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






29. Name






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






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






32. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






35. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






37. Adding black to a color to make it darker






38. 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






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






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 that make you feel warm: red - yellow - and orange






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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