Elements of Art
Principles and Elements of Art
Art History & Artists
Clay
Art Stuff
100
Zig-zag, wavy, dotted, straight anc curly are examples of this element.
What is line?
100
It's when a shape or color repeats itself over and over.
What is pattern?
100

This artist uses water color paint in rough brush strokes. He loved water lilies

Who is Claude Monet

100
a piece of clay rolled out into a rope or snake like shape. 

What is a coil

100
Water colors; Tempera and Acrylic are examples of this.
What is Paint?
200
Smooth, rough, bumpy; in an artwork, this is the way something feels or looks like it would feel.
What is texture?
200
It's what you get when you mix red and blue together.
What is violet? (or purple)
200

This artist sees dots and uses them in her paintings like pumpkins.

Who is yayoi Kusama

200

A machine that allows artists to make pottery 

What is a pottery wheel

200

This type of art medium is not chalky but very oily

What is oil pastel

300
Red, Yellow and Green are examples of this element.
What is color?
300

Colors that are opposite on the color wheel. They do not blend well, unless you are trying to make brown

What is complimentary colors

300

This artist was an abstract expressionist who splattered paint and worked in a barn studio

Who is Jackson Pollock

300

Rolling a piece of clay into a flattened out piece, looks like a pancake

what is a slab
300
Weaving, knitting and crochet all require this art material.
What is yarn?
400
Squares, circles and triangles are examples of this.
What is shape?
400

The lightness or darkness of a color

What is Value? Or What is a value scale?

400
Starry Night and Sunflowers are two of his most famous paintings.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
400

The name of the "paint" you put on pottery

What is glaze

400
First you use it to create with, then your creation dries before being fired in a kiln. After that it could last for 10,000 years!
What is clay?
500
It's what you get when you turn a square into a cube; or a triangle into a pyramid.
What is form?
500

Foreground, middle ground and background combine to create this 

What is a landscape

500

She lived in Mexico and painted many self portraits.  She was in a car accident that gave her a lot of pain

Who is Frida Kahlo

500

Name of the large heating machine that fires clay to very hot temperatures

What is a kiln

500
It's a 3-dimensional artwork. It has a front and a back and sides as well.
What is a sculpture?
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