Elements of Art
The two-dimensional area of an enclosed space.
What is movement?
A tool used to get rid of other marks.
What is an eraser?
This is when a color is at it's purest; the paint straight out of the bottle.
What is hue?
Artwork that is strategically captured on a camera.
Double points: Give me a quick rundown on how a traditional camera works.
What is photography?
Double points: The shutter opens for a very brief moment, causing rays light to converge to a single point and expose the film to the negative image.
The area above, below, around, or within a subject in a given area.
Double points: Tell me the two different types of this.
What is space?
Double points: Positive and negative space.
This is used to stress the differences of two elements and bring one to the viewer's attention first.
What is contrast?
A tool used to create marks using paint.
What is a paint brush?
A pure color mixed with gray.
What is a tone?
Art that uses a brush as a mark-making tool. This media comes in a variety of types.
What is painting?
Different shades of a single color, made by adding lights and darks.
What is value?
This principle is used to help artwork feel more uniform by highlighting certain pieces of artwork.
Double points: Give me a quick example on how to achieve this using another principle and explain your reasoning.
What is emphasis
Double points: Give me an example using any of the other principles.
A tool used to help create perfect circles.
What is a compass?
A set of colors opposite one another on the color wheel.
Hint: Think of Christmas!
What are complementary colors.
Artwork that is made from clay and fired in a kiln. It can be hand-built, molded, or even thrown on a wheel.
What is ceramics?
What is form?
This principle of design uses either asymmetry or symmetry throughout a piece to create a sense of equality.
What is balance?
A tool used by ceramicists to create symmetrical vessels.
Double points: Tell me why it's called this.
What is a pottery throwing wheel?
Double points: Because they would wrap a string around the side of the wheel with a stick attached to the other end and throw the stick, causing the wheel to spin and the potters could make their pieces.
What is an analogous color scheme?
Artwork usually involving a pencil and paper, but can be done with any mark-making tool.
What is drawing?
Different types of light rays being bounced off and absorbed by objects. The rods and cones in our eyes help to perceive what is absorbed and what is bounced off.
What is color?
A principle of design that uses harmonious movement throughout a piece of artwork that creates a visual "tempo."
What is rhythm?
A tool used for rolling ink evenly onto a block.
What is a brayer?
A set of rules and guidelines used by an artists that help them dictate the messages they want to convey in their work.
Double Points: Tell me how our eyes perceive this thing.
What is Color Theory?
Double Points: Every color that is not absorbed by an object is bounced back into our eyes, making them appear that color. For example: an apple bouncing off red waves of light, making it appear red. It absorbs every other wave.
This type of artwork can use a variety of media, including metal, wood, and even found objects.