Paintings of Old
Building Blocks
Principles, not Principals
I'm Judging You
The Basics
100

The Venus of Willendorf is an artwork that came out of this period.

What is The Prehistoric Period?

100

There are seven of these art building blocks. 

What are the elements of art? 

100

This element of art is concerned with the lightness or darkness of objects. 

What is Value?

100

List the 4 steps of the Critical Method, or 4-Step Critical Method, in order.

What are Description, Analysis, Interpretation and Evaluation?

100

This is the term that refers to the materials an artist has used in creating an artwork (pen and ink, or watercolor, or graphite pencil, etc.). 

What is Medium?

200

This is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

What is Typography?

200

This Principle of Design can be asymmetric, symmetric, or radial. 

What is Balance?

200

A pattern is made up these individual units.

What is Motif?

200

"The large adult elephant in the foreground has wrinkled gray skin." This is an example of what Critique Step?

What is Description?

200

What does a Still Life usually depict? 

What are Inanimate Objects?

300

The Early and High Renaissance featured artists who were interested in the rebirth of classical culture. Two forward-thinking artists from this period were..

Who are Da Vinci and Michaelangelo?

300

A circle, a lightbulb, and a worm, would be examples of this type of shape.

What are organic shapes? 

300

This is an area that is visually most important in a picture.

What is Emphasis?

300

"The red color of the many apples creates unity in the picture." This is an example of what Critique Step?

What is Analysis?

300

DAILY DOUBLE! 

This is a method, created during the renaissance, of either enlarging or transferring an image accurately.

400

One of the greatest artistic advancements to come out of the Renaissance was the implementation of this in art, which was discovered by Brunelleschi.

What is Perspective?

400

This type of drawing is one long line where the pencil is never picked up from the paper.

What is a continuous line drawing? 

400

This "Rule" is concerned with the number of objects in a composition. Too many creates too stable a composition. 

What is the Rule of Odds?

400

Which step in the Critique Process is concerned with what the artist is saying?

What is Interpretation?

400

This is the place where an artist sits to measure proportions, estimate angles and draw a linear perspective drawing. 

What is the Station Point?

500

These artists create photorealistic artworks with added emotion.

Who are the Hyperrealists?

500

Red, yellow, and blue are considered this type of color. 

What are primary colors? 

500

Graphic design artists use this method to communicate ideas effectively without having too much going on in an artwork or logo. 

What is Simplification?

500

"The artist has been successful in this painting because of her thoughtful use of the principles of design." This is an example of what Critique Step?

What is Evaluation?

500

In one-point perspective this is where the vanishing point is located. 

What is the Horizon Line?

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