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Elements And Principles Of Design

Subject : design
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A decorative visual repitition.






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






3. 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.






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






5. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






6. 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






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






8. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Blending elements in a pleasing way






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A means of maintaining visual equilibrium.






23. Combining one or more elements to create interest.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Connects two or more points






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






33. A series of gradual changes






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






35. Blending elements in a pleasing way






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






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






38. A series of gradual changes






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






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






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






42. Connects two or more points






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. A decorative visual repitition.






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






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






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






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