Intro to Art Vocab S1

Question 1

looking at ones work to see what works and what doesn't. Used to help artist and viewers learn from their art as well as

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Critique

Question 2

The correct size, shape and placement of something.

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Proportion

Question 3

What is your favorite class to go to?

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Art 1-2, Art 1-2, Art 1-2

Question 4

what is behind the subject, adds meaning to the artwork can help tell a story

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Background

Question 5

Lines found in very abstract and nonobjective artworks that do not describe anything.

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Abstract Lines

Question 6

In the elements of art, two types of texture are _______and _______ textures

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Actual and Visual

Question 7

the outside and inside lines of an object or animal

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Contour lines

Question 8

Lines that define the outer edges of forms and surfaces within a form, such as shapes or wrinkles and folds.

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Contour Lines

Question 9

how the artwork is arranged, how it's cropped, zoomed in. Includes subject, details, background

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composition

Question 10

These shapes are found in nature like a cloud or a rock

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Organic

Question 11

________ is how light or dark something is

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Value

Question 12

Numerous elements are used to make the artwork interesting

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Variety

Question 13

Shading using closely spaced, parallel lines; used to suggest light and shadow.

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Hatching

Question 14

Elements are used throughout the artwork and not congregated in one spot

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Balance

Question 15

use an eraser to pull out value to create light areas to increase realism

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Highlighting

Question 16

Artwork made from looking at real life not from photos or from the mind

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Observational

Question 17

Used to smudge or blend pencil

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tortillion

Question 18

using a tool to blend pencil that is on the paper to create a smooth texture

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Smudging

Question 19

Which is the darkest pencil listed

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4B

Question 20

The _______ space is the unused area of the canvas like a blank white paper.

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Negative

Question 21

Using a drawing instrument to add value by moving it back and forth, and pressing harder and lighter.

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Shading

Question 22

The tendency to complete partial forms or shapes by seeing lines that do not exist

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Closure

Question 23

__________is the name of the color

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Hue

Question 24

An element of art that is used to define space, contours, and outlines, or suggest mass and volume.

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Line

Question 25

All the elements come together to make the artwork look complete, finished

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Unity

Question 26

Elements that repeat over and over to create movement or interest

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Patterns

Question 27

When one element is put up against another that is different to create a line or stands out

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Contrast

Question 28

Using a drawing instrument or tool to smooth out the medium that was applied on paper.

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Blending

Question 29

quick fast sketch used with observational drawing to capture movement

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Gesture

Question 30

quick fast drawings that are used to capture shapes or movement. Used to plan out compositions

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Sketching

Question 31

What is the best medium to create art with?

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Clay, Paint, Pencil, Charcoal

Question 32

Where one shape ends and another begins

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Edge

Question 33

Lines that are produced to express an idea, mood, or quality

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Expressive Lines

Question 34

using a pencil to press hard on the paper to get a very dark value of pencil or color. Almost resembles pen or paint

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Burnishing

Question 35

Lines with little variation that describe the outer edges of shapes that appear flat.

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Outlines

Question 36

Most common used canvas for art making

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paper

Question 37

Shading using closely spaced, perpendicular and parallel lines; used to suggest light and shadow.

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Crosshatching

Question 38

used to sketch, draw or shade.

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Pencil

Question 39

Lines created with a variety of tools; can be outlines, contour lines, single lines or hatching.

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Descriptive Lines

Question 40

Implied lines suggested by the direction in which figures in a picture are looking

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Lines of sight

Question 41

using a copy of a photograph to get the correct proportions of an image

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Photo Transfer

Question 42

Elements like line or texture draw the viewers eye throughout the artwork, off the canvas and back again to it

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Movement

Question 43

what an artist puts on the canvas to make art. ie: ink, pencil, paint, paper, feathers, wood, ect.

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Media/Medium

Question 44

Just enough elements are used to make the artwork pleasing to the eye, peaceful

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Harmony

Question 45

what an artist puts media on to make art. ie: paper, skin, canvas material, wood, wall, etc.

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canvas

Question 46

Elements are bunched together to draw attention to a certain spot

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Emphasis

Question 47

What are two kinds of lines in the Elements of art

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Descriptive and Implied

Question 48

taking ones time on an artwork, making sure artwork looks neat, clean, professional. No unwanted lines or marks.

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Craftmanship

Question 49

_________has a third dimension, is not flat. Used in sculptures where one can walk around the object

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Form

Question 50

Lines that are indicated indirectly in artworks at edges where two shapes meet, where form ends and the space around it

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Implied Lines

Intro to Art Vocab S1

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Intro to Art Vocab S1

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