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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The actual object - or subject matter






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






10. Lightness or darkness of a color






11. Texture you can actually feel






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






13. Name






14. Where the design radiates through a central point






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






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






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






18. Texture you can actually feel






19. The actual object - or subject matter






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






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






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






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






24. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






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






26. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






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






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






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






31. Birghtness of dullness of a color






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Lightness or darkness of a color






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






42. Three equally spaced colors on the color wheel






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






44. Adding white to a color to make it lighter






45. Name






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






47. Birghtness of dullness of a color






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






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






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