The Color Wheel
Art Elements
Observational Drawing and Figure Sculpture
100

What are the primary colors?

Red, Yellow, Blue

100

Name the art element that looks like it feels a certain way if you were to touch it?

Texture

100

What is a dynamic pose?

A pose that looks different from each angle.

200

What are the secondary colors?

Purple, Orange, Green

200

Art element: shape:

What are the two different types of shapes?

Hint: One is based off mathematical principles, and one can be found in nature.

Geometric shapes

Organic shapes

200

What is a static pose?

a pose that does not show movement. 

300

What does monochromatic mean?

Only one color or hue used but different tints, tones, shades.

300

What art element deals with distance or depth within a work of art?

Hint: Think foreground, middleground, background.

The art element space.

300

What are proportions?

Relative size. A way to scale out the length of the body. 

400

What does analogous mean?

Colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.

EX: yellow-orange, yellow, and yellow-green

400

What art element has a height, width, and depth?

Hint: Think of 3D.

The art element form.

400

What is gesture drawing?

Drawing a figure in motion. 

Very quick: 30 seconds to 2 minutes

500

What are complimentary colors?

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. They create contrast.

500

Name at least 6 out of the 7 art elements.


Color, line, shape, texture, form, value, space.

500

What is foreshortening? 

When the proportions of a figure are distorted because of the angle that the viewer sees the figure or the distance at which the viewer sees the figure.

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