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Elements And Principles Of Design

Subject : design
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The arrangement of elements and principles of media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness






2. An area in a work that attracts the viewer's attention






3. Connects two or more points






4. A color scheme that uses only one color and varying amounts of white - gray - and black.






5. Refers to emptiness or area between - around - above below - or within objects.






6. Three-dimensional and encloses space. Like a shape - it has a height and width - but it also has depth






7. Refers to differences in values - colors - textures - and other elements in an artwork to achieve emphasis and interest






8. Refers to differences in values - colors - textures - and other elements in an artwork to achieve emphasis and interest






9. Blending elements in a pleasing way






10. Shows how things feel or they look like they might feel.






11. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






12. Refers to emptiness or area between - around - above below - or within objects.






13. Blending elements in a pleasing way






14. Associated with water such as green - blue - and purple.






15. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






16. Three-dimensional and encloses space. Like a shape - it has a height and width - but it also has depth






17. Concerned with the relationship of one part to another and to the whole.






18. Associated with fire such as yellow - orange and red.






19. Concerned with repeating an element to make a work seem active or suggest vibration.






20. Leads the viewer to sense action in a work or it can be the path a viewer's eyes follows throughout a work






21. A decorative visual repitition.






22. Concerned with repeating an element to make a work seem active or suggest vibration.






23. Red - yellow - and blue. All other colors can be mixed from these.






24. Three or more neighbor ing colors on the color wheel.






25. Connects two or more points






26. Red - yellow - and blue. All other colors can be mixed from these.






27. Obtained by mixing two primary colors. They are orange - green - and purple.






28. Associated with fire such as yellow - orange and red.






29. An enclosed area determined by line - value - texture - space - or any combination of these elements. Has two-dimensions - height and width. Can be described as organic or geometric






30. Opposite colors on the color wheel. They neutralize when mixed.






31. A decorative visual repitition.






32. An area in a work that attracts the viewer's attention






33. Refers to light and dark areas. It depends on how much light a surface reflects. It also is one of the three properties of colors






34. Three or more neighbor ing colors on the color wheel.






35. A series of gradual changes






36. Leads the viewer to sense action in a work or it can be the path a viewer's eyes follows throughout a work






37. An enclosed area determined by line - value - texture - space - or any combination of these elements. Has two-dimensions - height and width. Can be described as organic or geometric






38. Shows how things feel or they look like they might feel.






39. Opposite colors on the color wheel. They neutralize when mixed.






40. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






41. Derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by the response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Has hue - intensity - and value.






42. Refers to light and dark areas. It depends on how much light a surface reflects. It also is one of the three properties of colors






43. Obtained by mixing two primary colors. They are orange - green - and purple.






44. A series of gradual changes






45. Concerned with the relationship of one part to another and to the whole.






46. The arrangement of elements and principles of media to create a feeling of completeness or wholeness






47. Associated with water such as green - blue - and purple.






48. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






49. A color scheme that uses only one color and varying amounts of white - gray - and black.






50. Derived from reflected light. The sensation of color is aroused in the brain by the response of the eyes to different wavelengths of light. Has hue - intensity - and value.