Art One Midterm Review 2007-2008

1. An element of art dealing with the lightness or darkness of an object is VALUE.     

2. An element of art that appears 3-D and encloses volume. FORM                 

3. What type of line is a dotted line? IMPLIED LINE      

4. A line used to describe the interior and exterior edges of an object CONTOUR LINE                                                    

5. An element of art that is used to define space, contours, and outlines. LINE

6. The spectrum bent into a circle to organize colors for artists is called a COLOR WHEEL.                  

7. An element of art with three properties: hue, value, and intensity. COLOR

8. A shape not defined by mathematical formulas and found in nature is an ORGANIC SHAPE.      

9. A shape defined by mathematical formulas and used in architecture is a GEOMETRIC SHAPE.                                                            

10.A principle of art dealing with how the viewer's eyes are led through a composition is MOVEMENT

11. RED, BLUE, & YELLOW are the primary colors.

12. ORANGE, GREEN, & VIOLET are the secondary colors.

13. COMPLEMENTARY colors are directly across each other on the color wheel.

14. ANALOGOUS colors are 3-4 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

15. Blue, Violet, & Green are COOL colors.

16. COOL colors recede in an artwork.

17. Red, Orange, & Yellow are WARM colors.

18. WARM colors move towards the viewer in an artwork.

19. The literal translation of “Chiaroscuro” is LIGHT-DARK.

 20 A direction of line that expressing stability & formality is VERTICAL.

21. The kind of balance that makes a more interesting composition is ASYMMETRICAL.

22. A type of line that expresses peace and calm is HORIZONTAL.

23. Taking a risk and being inventive with your artwork is called CREATIVITY.

24. VALUE gradation changes a shape to a form.

25. Artists need to tap into the RIGHT side of the brain to increase their artistic ability.

26.  A DIAGONAL line promotes a sense of movement in objects.

27. SYMMETRICAL balance is when objects on opposite sides are mirror images of each other.

28.  What are the 10 rules of good composition?

1. Use odd # of objects.
2. Don’t put things in the center of the page.
3. Consider contrast between objects.
4. Don’t put things on the edge of the paper.
5. The center of interest is usually larger.
6. Use variety in size, shape, value, and color.
7. Objects should extend off 3-4 edges of the paper.
8. Asymmetrical balance is more interesting.
9. Overlap shapes to create depth.
10.  Have a variety of negative spaces.

29. An artwork depicting only the outside edges of an artwork. OUTLINE

30. Three colors spread equal distant on the color wheel are COLOR TRIAD.

31. The element of art referring to the emptiness around, in between, below, or within an object      is called SPACE.

32. A SHADE is created by adding black to a color.

33. A TINT is created by adding white to a color.

34. The element of art referring to how the surface of an object feels or the way that it looks as though it might feel is TEXTURE.

35. A linear value technique that uses dots to create value is called STIPPLING.

36. A shading technique that uses lines moving in the same direction is called HATCHING.

37. A linear value technique that uses intersecting lines to create value is CROSS-HATCHING.

39. CRAFTSMANSHIP is the art term used to describe how neat your work appears.

40.  Empty spaces surrounding shapes and forms are NEGATIVE SPACES.

41. A 2-dimensional area that is defined in some way is known as a SHAPE.

42. The Elements of art are:

          LINE

          COLOR
          SHAPE

          VALUE

          FORM

          SPACE

TEXTURE

43. The Principles of art are:

BALANCE
EMPHASIS
RYHTHM & MOVEMENT
HARMONY

VARIETY

PROPORTION

UNITY