Mediums
Artists
Elements of Art
Principles of design
Mystery Topic!
100
Often used in sketching. HB, B, 2B, 3B etc.
What is graphite?
100
Post Impressionist painter. He painted Starry Night.
What is Van Gogh
100
Marks that span a distance between two points
What is line
100
When all elements are in agreement
What is unity
100
the practice of creating images by recording light
What is photography
200
Made from burnt pieces of wood. Has many different uses, but in art is used for shading large areas.
What is charcoal?
200
High Renaissance artist who was a sculptor, painter and architect. Some of his most famous works are the statue of David and "The Last Judgment"
What is Michelangelo
200
A two-dimensional object
What is shape
200
a state of equalized tension
What is balance
200
The beauty of fine arts is reason enough for pursuing them
What is "art for art's sake"
300
Fast drying and water soluble. Plastic binding.
What is acrylic paint?
300
American realist painter. His work portrayed modern American life.
What is Edward Hopper
300
a 3-dimensional object
What is form
300
the path a viewer's eye takes through a piece
What is movement
300
art that is insistent on viewer interaction with the piece
What is performance art
400
A method where mesh is used to transfer ink onto material. (paper, canvas, clothing)
What is screen printing?
400
Born in America but lived most of her life in France. Her paintings portrayed the intimate lives of women and their children.
What is Mary Cassatt
400
Lightness or darkness
What is value
400
repetition of an object or symbol
What is pattern
400
Type of art used for centuries in all different cultures. Uses a loom.
What is tapestry
500
This material is slow drying and can be diluted by turpentine or mineral spirits.
What is oil paint?
500
"The mother of American Modernism". Most famous for her close up paintings of flowers and New Mexico landscapes.
What is Georgia O'Keeffe
500
Creates a foreground, middle ground and background.
What is space
500
when all parts relate to one another
What is proportion
500
metal part of a paintbrush that holds the bristles in place.
What is a ferrule
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