The Elements of Design
How many elements of design are there?
7 - Line, Shape, Form, Space, Value, Texture, Color
Individual units or motifs repeated again and again.
Pattern
Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, Pastel
List TWO(2) features of INTELLECTUAL art?
- emphasis on design and composition
- cool, analytical approach to subject
- use of rules
- emphasis on neat, clean arrangement
- proper proportions
What are the initial small sketches of a new project called?
thumbnail sketches
What do HORIZONTAL lines convey in a work of art?
Calmness, Tranquility, Stability
This principle is a sense of cohesiveness, a feeling that all the parts of something belong or work together.
Unity
When evaluating a work of art, TECHNICAL PROPERTIES refer to...what?
technical properties = the media, tools, and equipment used make a work of art
List TWO(2) features of EMOTIONAL / ROMANTIC art.
- personal approach to subject
- violent movement
- distortion
- bright and vivid colours
- strong interest in nature
Which type pf pencil is darker: F, H, B, or HB?
B
Explain the difference between a SHAPE and a FORM.
SHAPE refers to a two-dimensional object.
FORM refers to a three-dimensional object.
This Principle of Design has three types: symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial.
Balance
Name THREE(3) different types of artistic subject matter.
- Narrative - Religious - Literary - Landscape - Cityscape - Figure - Portrait / Self-Portrait - Historical - Genre - Still Life - Social Commentary - Animals - Abstraction
Give ONE(1) example of a famous piece of INTELLECTUAL art AND ONE(1) example of a piece of ROMANTIC art. Also, state the artists.
Intellectual = Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci
Romantic = The Starry Night - Vincent van Gogh
What type of drawing uses lines to show the edge of something and is never shaded in?
Contour Drawing
Discuss TWO(2) ways you can make objects appear near or far in an artwork.
- colour and value
- overlapping objects - further objects appear high in the picture
- detail - closer objects get more detail, further objects get less detail
A bright light against a dark background...a tiny figure atop a massive mountain...straight lines mixed with curved lines...
...are examples of what principle of art?
Contrast
What type of paint used egg yolk as the binding agent to stick the coloured pigment to wooden panels?
tempera
What are the FOUR(4) main categories of artistic styles in art?
- Individual Style
- Period Style
- National / Regional Style
- Technique Style
What are the FOUR(4) main steps of an art critique?
1. Description
2. Analysis
3. Interpretation
4. Evaluation
What are the THREE(3) SECONDARY COLOURS? How are they created?
Green - mix blue and yellow
Orange - mix yellow and red
Purple - mix blue and red
The relative size of one thing compared to the size of something else.
Proportion
List TWO(2) commonalities that all world cultures share in their art. Give a a specific example between two cultures.
All cultures have architecture. The Egyptians and the Mayans both built pyramids.
Name ONE(1) painter who has a unique, individual style. Explain what makes his style unique.
Answers will vary.
What is the process of using equally measured squares to get accurate proportions?
The Grid Method