Art Principles
Famous Artists
Don't Sweat the Technique
American Pop Art
Art Movements
100
This art principle relates to creating differences in color, light, or form in an artwork.
What is contrast?
100
This troubled Dutch painter is known for their Post-Impressionist paintings such as the Starry Night.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
100
This painting technique is often used on paper. It is difficult to layer but can create beautiful soft color tones and detail.
What is watercolor painting?
100
This new technology is changing the world. Through language, you are able to create visual artwork within moments
What is Artificial Intelligence?
100
This art movement took place in Europe during the 15th and 16th century and was considered a rebirth of culture, art, and inventions.
What is the renaissance?
200
These three colors are categorized as primary colors.
What is red, blue, and yellow?
200
This prolific Italian artist & engineer lived during the Renaissance period. They created many inventions and paintings like The Last Supper & The Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci? 
200
This technique is first step when working with clay. It removes all air bubbles and impurities in the clay.
What is wedging clay?
200
This American Artist is celebrated for their beautiful, playful, realistic, illustrations of American Culture. They created over 4,000 artworks in their lifetime. They were featured on the cover of "Saturday Evening Post" for over 40 years.
Who is Norman Rockwell?
200
This art movement took place in aftermath of WWI. Artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas.
What is Surrealism?
300
These three colors belong to the secondary color group.
What is green, purple, and orange?
300
This individual is a contemporary artist from Japan. They are known for their pop-art style, incorporating a repetitive smiling flower icon. They have collaborated with a variety of fashion companies, such as: Louis Vuitton, Supreme, & Vogue.
Who is Takashi Murakami? 
300
This painting medium is often used by professionals. It is rich in texture and hue. It is easy to layer and takes longer to dry.
What is oil paint?
300
This individual is known for their large "action paintings" and is considered an important figure in American Art. This artist would splatter a variety of colored paint on a canvas creating an abstract expressionism piece. This artist was a troubled man who would pass away in a drunk driving accident at the age of 44.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
300
This art movement emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the mid- to late-1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane mass-produced objects.
What is Pop Art? 
400
This art principles is used to create interest in a specific area of the composition. It is the first thing you notice in an artwork.
What is a focal point or emphasis?
400
This Spanish painter is known for their original paintings and portraits in throughout the 1900's. They were apart of the Cubist movement and their paintings were colorful, unproportionable, and expressive.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
400
This protective and colorful coating is used in ceramics. It becomes a glasslike coating when heated at 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is glaze? (not glazing, don't be a glazer)
400
This individual is known for their beautiful abstract and landscapes paintings of the American West. They are known as being one of the most influential women in Modern American Art. They lived until the age of 98 and passed away in Santa Fe, NM.
Who is Georgia O'Keefe?
400
This 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush to create beautiful scenes and landscapes. The art's emphasis is on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities. It is often considered an emotional experience of the human perspective.
What is Impressionist? 
500
This art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.
What is abstract art?
500
This artist is known for their beautiful, soft, impressionist-landscapes paintings. They would bring an easel to a specific outdoor environment to create their paintings (plein-air technique). This artist lost their vision at the end of their life and passed away at age 86.
Who is Claude Monet?
500
This composition technique is used to describe an artwork that is similar on both sides.
What is symmetrical?
500
This individual is known for being a great ceramic artist and incredible teacher. Originally born in Wisconsin, they have lived a life full of travel, exploration, and kindness. They are usually seen around Old Colorado City.
Who is Chere?
500
This art movement is one that has continued for several centuries. This movement is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative and supernatural elements.
What is Realism? 