Elements of Art
Name the 7 Elements of Art
Line, shape, form, space, color, value, texture
Name the 8 Principles of Art
Balance, proportion, rhythm, movement, emphasis, unity, harmony, variety
How do artist use our eyes to create movement in their artwork?
They can use colors and implied lines to draw our eyes across an artwork in a certain direction
Name the media used for drawing
What does tempera paint use to bind the color to the surface?
Egg yolks and linseed oil
What is the difference between Line Quality and Line Variation?
Line Quality are the characteristics of a line like smooth or rough, and Line Variation is the how thin, thick, light or dark a line is
Name and describe the three types of Balance
Formal, Radial, Informal
What is emphasis?
When our attention is drawn to one part of a work of art
True or false: All drawing media are dry
False, ink is wet!
Name different types of sculpture
Sculpture in the round (freestanding sculpture), relief sculpture (high or low), kinetic
Do shape and form BOTH take up space?
Shapes are 2D and forms are 3D, but they both exist in space.
How is proportion related to scale?
Scale is the size of something measured against something else. Proportion and scale both have to do with size and comparison of objects.
Name the ways an artist can create emphasis in their artwork
Through the use of a location, isolation, or convergence
Name the media used for painting
Oils, acrylics, watercolors, frescoes, tempera, collage
What purposes do people use architecture for?
Living, worship, work, protection, recreation, tomb, landscape
Describe how the color wheel is organized
Primaries (red, yellow, blue), secondaries (orange, purple, green), tertiaries (red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange)
What is a motif in visual rhythm?
A motif is something that is repeated in visual rhythm
Unity is when a work of art feels like a whole because of the way the artist used the elements and principles. How might they create unity in their art?
Any elements and principles together that would complement each other!
True or false: Oil paint, acrylic paint, and watercolors all have the same binder to keep the paint together
False! Oil paint uses linseed oil, acrylic paint uses polymer, and watercolor uses gum arabic
Do printmakers and photographers have something in common?
Yes, their work can both be reproduced
Name and describe the two types of texture
Tactile texture (you can actually feel) and visual texture (you can imagine how it would feel)
Describe a different type of rhythm
Options: random rhythm, regular rhythm, alternating rhythm, flowing rhythm, progressive rhythm
How are Harmony and Variety different?
Harmony creates unity by using similarities in different but related objects. Variety focuses on including differences or contrasts.
What is a fresco painting?
When a wall or ceiling is painted on top of the plaster
1. When crafts are applied art, they are designed to be...
2. When crafts are decorative art, they are designed to be...
3. When creating art on the computer, what kinds of programs could you use?
1. Functional, useful, AND decorative
2. ONLY decorative
3. Paint programs and draw programs