ART HISTORY
What ancient civilization is famous for building pyramids and decorating tombs with paintings?
Egypt
What are the three primary colors?
Red, Yellow, Blue
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What art medium is made by mixing pigment with water?
Watercolor
What technique blends colors smoothly together?
Blending
Which art movement is known for dreamlike and unusual images?
Surrealism
What element of art refers to how light or dark a color is?
Value
Which artist cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
What drawing material is graded from H to B?
Graphite pencils
What technique uses tiny dots to create an image?
Pointilism
Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What are the seven elements of art?
Line, Shape, Form, Color, Value, Texture, Space
Which artist is famous for melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí
What printmaking process uses carved linoleum or wood blocks?
Relief printing
What technique creates the illusion of depth using a vanishing point?
Perspective
Which art period came before the Renaissance in Europe?
The Middle Ages (Medieval Period)
What principle of design creates the feeling of movement through repeated elements?
Rhythm
Which Mexican artist is known for self-portraits inspired by her life?
Frida Kahlo
Which painting medium dries the fastest: watercolor, acrylic, or oil?
Acrylic
What painting technique uses thick, textured layers of paint?
Impasco
Which artistic style, developed by Picasso and Braque, shows objects from multiple viewpoints at once?
Cubism
Name three of the seven principles of design.
Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Rhythm, Unity
Which American artist became famous for Campbell's Soup Cans?
Andy Warhol
Which medium uses pigments mixed with egg yolk instead of oil or acrylic?
Tempra
What is the name of the painting technique where wet paint is applied onto wet plaster?
Fresco