Elements of Art
This element is made when a point moves through space and can be straight, wavy, or zigzagged.
What is line?
This principle makes one part of an artwork stand out more than the rest.
What is emphasis?
This artist painted the “Mona Lisa.”
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
This tool is used to apply paint and can have soft or stiff bristles.
What is a paint brush?
This type of art is made by drawing, painting, or using colors on a flat surface.
What is 2D art?
Red, yellow, and blue are known as these types of colors.
What are primary colors?
This principle is created when an artist repeats elements like colors or shapes to create a sense of movement.
What is rhythm?
This famous artist said "We don't make mistakes, we just make happy little accidents."
Who is Bob Ross?
This liquid material is an artist's best friend! It goes on wet and dries to a solid color.
What is paint?
This type of art shows a specific place outdoors. It has a foreground, a middleground and a background.
What is a landscape?
This element of art refers to how something feels or looks like it would feel.
What is texture?
When everything in an artwork looks like it belongs together, it has this principle.
What is unity?
This artist was famous for mixing up faces and creating abstract paintings.
Who is Picasso?
Artists use this sticky substance to attach paper, fabric, or other materials together.
What is glue?
Art that does not try to look like real things and instead focuses on shapes, colors, and lines is called this.
What is abstract art?
The lightness or darkness of a color is called this.
What is value? (shade/tint)
This principle refers to how elements are arranged in an artwork to make it feel stable.
What is balance?
This artist is famous for his colorful, swirling painting “Starry Night.”
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
This soft, colorful material is used for drawing and blends easily.
What are pastels?
This type of art is created by cutting, tearing, and gluing different materials together to make a new image.
What is collage?
When you add shading to a simple shape, it gives the shape...?
Form
This principle of design is achieved when an artwork has many different elements.
What is variety?
This artist was famous for using lines, shapes and color in his abstract paintings. He could also "hear" color.
Who is Wassily Kandinsky?
This type of paper is thicker than regular paper which makes it great for painting with wet materials. It also comes in many colors.
What is construction paper?
This type of art is created using materials like metal, stone, or clay to make 3D objects.
What is sculpture?