Art Basics

Question 1

Which of the following are watercolor techniques? (There are about 10 or more)

Accepted Answer

All six are possible watercolor techniques.

Question 2

What type of drawing technique was used to create this still-life?

Accepted Answer

value drawing

Question 3

Why do we critique artwork?

Accepted Answer

All of these are reasons for critiquing

Question 4

What element of art relates to how something feels or appears to feel?

Accepted Answer

texture

Question 5

Light, bright, contrasting and warm colors tend to come forward in space.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Spheres, cylinders and cubes are examples of what element of art?

Accepted Answer

form

Question 7

Dull, dark, cool and similar colors tend to go back in space.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What are two key components to high quality artwork? (What should you care about most in artwork?)

Accepted Answer

creativity & craftsmanship

Question 9

What drawing technique uses a vanishing point, horizon line and converging lines?

Accepted Answer

Perspective

Question 10

What is a secondary visual resource?

Accepted Answer

a photo, All of these are secondary resources, a picture on a phone, a magazine image

Question 11

What is printmaking?

Accepted Answer

The process of designing and producing prints

Question 12

Who is the creator of this artwork?

Accepted Answer

Henri Matisse

Question 13

Which of the following are the elements of art?

Accepted Answer

line, shape, texture, value, form, space, color & dot

Question 14

What kind of paint dries to a plastic polymer-like finish?

Accepted Answer

acrylic

Question 15

What kind of subject matter?

Accepted Answer

still-life

Question 16

Approximately how many values are in a typical value scale?

Accepted Answer

7-10

Question 17

Who is the creator of this artwork? (Spanish artist whose work is confusing)

Accepted Answer

Picasso

Question 18

What is the element of art we use to create pointillism?

Accepted Answer

dots (Line)

Question 19

What media/medium was used to create this artwork?

Accepted Answer

watercolor paint

Question 20

Who is the creator of this artwork? (This guy has a crazy mustache and a pet ocelot)

Accepted Answer

Salvador Dali

Question 21

What is typcially the darkest area in a value drawing?

Accepted Answer

cast shadows

Question 22

What kind of subject matter?

Accepted Answer

Landscape

Question 23

Which of these is not an "I can" statement for self-direction? (What should you not say?)

Accepted Answer

Sit around and wait for someone else to do the work.

Question 24

Who is the creator of this artwork?

Accepted Answer

Vincent van Gogh

Question 25

Which element of art is about the area behind, beneath and between the subject? (positive and negative __________)

Accepted Answer

space

Question 26

What do we call quick drawings or small plans for a larger piece? (These are about the size of your thumb)

Accepted Answer

thumbnail sketches

Question 27

What reproduction technique was used to create this drawing of this image?

Accepted Answer

grid reproduction

Question 28

Circles, triangles, stars and squares are examples of which element of art?

Accepted Answer

shape

Question 29

Which of the following are properties of color?

Accepted Answer

All five are the properties of color

Question 30

When a single color changes from light to dark we call that a _________________ color scheme.

Accepted Answer

monochromatic

Question 31

What is a primary visual resource? (Things you can physically touch)

Accepted Answer

a still-life, All of these are primary resources., a person, a group of trees

Question 32

Who is the creator of this artwork? (She loved painting flowers and bones)

Accepted Answer

Georgia O'Keeffe

Question 33

What kind of subject matter is this?

Accepted Answer

portrait

Question 34

What element of art shows a ranges of light to dark?

Accepted Answer

value

Question 35

What are the Visual Art Proficiency-based Graduation Requirements? (It's all above)

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 36

What are good citizenship qualities for art class?

Accepted Answer

All of these are good citizenship qualities in art class.

Question 37

What does it mean to transfer an image?

Accepted Answer

to copy your drawn/etched image onto another surface

Question 38

Your foot is about the same size as your forearm. True or False?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

When drawing humans, the average human is about how many heads tall? (A head is about 9 inches tall)

Accepted Answer

7-8

Question 40

What technique includes cutting and pasting a bunch of different materials?

Accepted Answer

collage and/or mixed media

Question 41

What art exercises can you do to help you with a portrait?

Accepted Answer

All of these exercises and more.

Question 42

What basic element of art shows a path, can enclose a shape, and can be used to make patterns?

Accepted Answer

line

Question 43

Which of the following are the PRINCIPLES of art?

Accepted Answer

Both red and blue are correct

Question 44

Curved forms typically have what kind of value change?

Accepted Answer

gradual change from light to dark

Question 45

Who is the creator of this artwork? (Pop Art)

Accepted Answer

Andy Warhol

Question 46

Art that is not an accurate description of reality is called __________ art.

Accepted Answer

abstract

Art Basics

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Art Basics

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