Shading technique using parallel lines to show shadow.
100
What is a Zentangle?
Artwork made with various patterns.
100
What does it mean if you have too much negative space in your artwork?
Too much empty space around the objects in your drawing. Your drawing is too small to fill the paper well. You should draw larger or add more to your drawing.
200
What is a contour line drawing?
Drawing of outline & main details of the subject. NO value added yet.
200
What is a focal point (emphasis)?
Part of artwork that stands out the most.
200
What is 1 tip for using the blending technique?
Build up value in layers. Blend in the direction of the object’s form.
200
What is Pop art? You may give an example.
Style of art that featured things from the mass media & popular culture (ex. comic books, cans, famous people)
200
What is the difference between medium & media?
Medium= 1 type of material used to create artwork (ex. graphite drawing). Media= Using 2 or more types of art materials (ex. painting & collage)
300
What is the difference between a shape & a form?
Shape (2D) Form (3D)
300
What is the difference between symmetrical & asymmetrical balance?
Symm (same on both sides) Asymmetrical (same visual weight but different elements on each side)
300
Why use a grid?
Help you enlarge a drawing & keep the drawing in correct proportions.
300
Who is Chuck Close?
Photorealist artist
300
Why is it important to have a horizon line in a drawing?
Horizon Line = Imaginary line that divides the sky from the ground. Helps make objects appear grounded so that they do not look like they are floating.
400
Besides adding value, what is another way you can create a sense of space (depth) in a drawing?
Overlap objects, adjust the scale of object (smaller farther away), alter amount of detail in objects (less detail farther away)
400
How can you create unity in a work of art?
Use all cool colors. Repeat subject matter/theme throughout the piece.
400
What is the difference between a shadow & a cast shadow?
Shadow (darkest area on the object) Cast Shadow (shadow created by the object on the surface it is resting on.)
400
What type of artwork is Joseph Cornell most famous for creating?
Shadow Boxes
400
What is the rule of thirds?
Placing your focal point at the intersection of 2 intersecting imaginary lines that divide your paper into 3 even sections vertically & horizontally
500
What do the Elements of Art create?
Principles of Design
500
How did Van Gogh create visual movement in his painting, Starry Night?
Implied lines (similar repeated colors & brushstrokes) lead the viewer’s eye throughout the piece.
500
Give an example of each: Translucent & Opaque
Translucent (Glass Vase) Opaque (Cardboard box)
500
How was the superhero/villain project relevant to your everyday life? (Why did Ms. Fowler have you create yourself as a superhero?)
You are each important and can make a difference in the world.
500
What is Kissing?
When 2 parts in a work of art barely touch or almost touch. Creates visual tension & awkward negative space. (Kissing Ex. a circle drawn touching the tip of a star) (Not Kissing Ex. Circle overlapping 1/3 of the star)