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What are shapes called that have straight lines angles, such as squares and triangles?
Loose
Free form
Geometric
Organic
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What are complementary colors?
Colors that share a common hue
Colors that are beside each other on the color wheel
Colors that are opposite of each other on the color wheel
Colors associated with coolness
3
What are the basic ingredients such as line, shape, and value that all works of art are made up of called?
Principles of design
Linear perspective
Compositional considerations
Elements of Art
4
What is the spot on an eye level line/horizon line called where all the lines that move away from the viewer converge?
Sighting spot
Distance maker
Perspective dot
Vanishing point
5
What is hatching?
A shading technique that uses curved marks
A shading technique that uses parallel lines
A shading technique that uses small dots
A shading technique that uses smooth blending
6
How can any flat shape that has only height and width be described?
4D
3D
1D
2D
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What is a color scheme called that is made up of tints and shades of a single hue?
Monochromatic
Warm colors
Cool Colors
Arbitrary colors
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What is a collage?
Pictures or other items that have been cut up and glued to a surface
A French painting technique
Many different subjects drawn on a single piece of paper
A method of printmaking
9
When an artist draws an object's contours, what is he/she showing?
Very small details
The contrast between values in the shading
The main edges of the important shapes of the subject
the different tints and shades of hues
10
What term best describes a plan for how colors are used in a work of art?
Wax resist
Analogous
Optical Mixing
Color Scheme
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What is an art form that allows an artist to make multiple images from a single original?
Painting
Weaving
Printmaking
Drawing
12
How can a work of art that is done in a style other than realism best be described?
None of the above
Representational
Abstract
Objective
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What type of paint can be described as water based plastic paint that is permanent when dry?
Tempera paint
Acrylic paint
Enamel paint
Watercolor paint
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Why does an artist do thumbnail sketches?
To determine the best colors to use in a painting
To plan a good composition by planning the best arrangement of the elements
To learn to draw correct hands
To do a very careful finished sketch in their sketchbook
15
What principle of design is most concerned with size relationships?
Rhythm
Unity
Harmony
Proportion
16
What is a hue that has had black added to make it a darker value?
Tint
Hue
Shade
Value
17
What is the space within a composition that is occupied by the object known as?
Negative space
Outer space
Positive space
None of the above
18
What is a critique?
A tool used in ceramics
A discussion of the strong and weak points of a work of art
An art style
A collection of an artist's work
19
How can any form that has height, width, and thickness be described?
Shape
Flat
2D
3D
20
What are colors called that sit side by side on the color wheel and share a common hue?
Complementary
Primary colors
Analogous colors
Secondary colors
21
What is a hue that has had white added to make it a lighter value?
Hue
Tint
Shade
Value
22
How can a work of art in which more than one type of art material is used be described?
Monochromatic
Analogous
Mixed-Media
Content
23
What happens when an artist creates contrast in a work of art?
Areas in a work of art stand out because of their differences
Areas in the painting are very similar to each other
Little variety is reflected in the work
A lack of emphasis results
24
What is stippling?
A shading technique that uses parallel lines
A shading technique that uses curved marks
A shading technique that uses smooth blending
A shading technique that uses small dots
25
How can any three-dimensional object be described?
Circle
Form
Square
Shape
26
What is watercolor?
A modern permanent plastic water based paint
A type of thick opaque water based paint
None of the above
A type of thin, transparent water based paint
27
What is the name given to a particular color on the color wheel, such as red or yellow?
Tint
Hue
Shade
Value
28
What is an organic shape?
A triangle
A shape having straight lines and angles
A square
A free form shape, having rounded edges like a living thing
29
What set of colors are made up of blue, green, and purple?
Warm colors
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Cool colors
30
What important things can be learned from the study of art history?
How different periods in art history have influenced each other
Relation between culture and art
All of the above
Importat artists and periods of art history from the past
31
What is a 2D area enclosed in some way?
A cube
A sphere
A form
A shape
32
What is a self portrait?
A drawing of an inanimate object
A drawing or painting that an artist does of him/herself
A type of quick study done of any subject
A drawing or painting that an artist does of someone else
33
What is texture?
The elements of art related to how something would feel
The elements of art related to a point moving through space
The elements of art related to color
The elements of art related to the darkness or lightness of an object
34
What is a collection of an artist's work used to show experience called?
Edition
Portfolio
Elements of art
Composition
35
In shading what are different amounts of light and dark called?
Values
Colors
Texture
Abstract
36
What are the characteristics of good use of space in a composition?
Objects are large
All of the above
Objects fill the space
Objects overlap and run off the paper
37
What happens when an artist uses repetition?
An element is used in several places to create pattern, rhythm and movement
An object is used in a single place to create emphasis
A color is used to create a focal point
A texture is used once to create harmony
38
What is a still life?
Figure drawing
Drawings of outdoor scenes
A drawing of living things
An arrangement of objects set up on a table to be used as a subject
39
What are the principles of design?
The basic elements in a work of art
Techniques used only in painting
Techniques used only in sculpture
The rules that govern how a work of art is arranged
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What is a mat?
A case used to carry finished art
A way an artist places her signature on a finished work
A wooden or metal frame placed around finished works of art
The cardboard like border that is placed around finished works of art
