Color
The three primary colors used to mix and make the secondary colors.
Red, blue, & yellow
This line's direction is up and down.
Vertical
An element of art that refers to the lightness and darkness of a color.
Value
Name 3 geometric shapes.
Triangle, rectangle, square, circle, hexagon, octagon, etc
A stick of colored wax used for drawing.
Oil pastel or crayon
The combination of blue mixed with red.
Purple or violet
This is a line that goes from left to right.
Horizontal
These are lighter values that you get by adding white to a color.
Tints
If a shape is flat, what is a three dimensional (3D) shape called?
Form
What is a design called that repeats over and over and over?
Pattern
These colors convey the feeling of high temperature.
Warm colors
A line that is straight, but slanted at an angle.
Diagonal
The areas of an object where light does not hit.
Shadows
A three dimensional circle, similar to a ball.
Sphere
This type of paint is very transparent, or see-through, and if you hold up your paper before it is dry, it will drip.
Watercolor
Name 4 neutral colors.
White, black, brown, & grey
What type of line is sharp and pointy and looks like mountains?
Zig zag
These are darker values that you get by adding black to a color.
Shades
What part of an artwork is closest to the viewer, making it the largest part of the artwork?
Foreground
This term refers to having multiple types of designs or elements in one single artwork.
Variety
What are colors called that are opposite on the color wheel?
Complementary colors
Name 3 types of lines that are NOT straight lines.
Zig zag, wavy, curvy, scribble, spiral, loop-de-loop, dotted, etc.
This is one of the most important things you can add to a drawing or painting to make it look realistic.
Shadows (will also accept "light source")
Shapes that aren't recognizable and are made up. They are the opposite of geometric.
Organic or freeform shapes
This type of paint is very common, and usually dries slightly darker than what it looked like when it was wet.
Acrylic (will also accept "tempera")