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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. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






2. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






3. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. Colors on both sides of the complement set






11. Mixing one primary color and an adjacent secondary color






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. 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






15. Name






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






37. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






40. Adding black to a color to make it darker






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






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






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






44. Colors on both sides of the complement set






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






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






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






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






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






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