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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. Birghtness of dullness of a color






2. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






4. Colors on both sides of the complement set






5. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






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






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






9. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






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






19. Texture you can actually feel






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






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






22. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






30. Colors on both sides of the complement set






31. Name






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Name






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






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






49. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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