Color
Name all primary colors.
red, blue, and yellow
This artist makes paper cutouts by "drawing with scissors".
Henri Matisse
This describes how something feels.
texture
When something repeats over and over, like a color or shape.
pattern
What is a picture of a city skyline called?
cityscape
The circle the colors are organized on.
color wheel
This French artist is known for painting jungle scenes and camouflaging animals within.
Henri Rousseau
organic shapes
When something is the same on both sides, it creates this type of balance.
symmetry
When drawing your rosary, what form did you shade to make it look 3D?
sphere
Name the secondary colors.
purple, green, and orange
This abstract artist is known for creating art along with music.
Wassily Kandinsky
What ground is the closest to the viewer in a landscape?
foreground
When artists create major visual differences between multiple elements by bringing opposites together, it's called what?
contrast
What kind of space is the main subject in an artwork? (Hint: the other space is the background)
positive space
Name a pair of complementary colors.
red and green, blue and orange, or purple and yellow
This artist painted many self-portraits throughout his life to express different emotions. He also is known for using complementary colors in his "starry" artwork.
Vincent Van Gogh
Name two 3D forms that can be made from a triangle.
cone, pyramid, triangular prism
This principle is all about creating a sense of flow and visual interest by leading the eye around an image using lines, colors, and other elements.
movement
This kind of artwork can be seen as a window to God and Heaven, and is also a form of prayer.
religious icons
Why are they called complementary colors?
When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. They also create a neutral when mixed together.
This artist used math to create his optical illusion artwork.
M.C. Escher
The light and darkness of a color is called what? (Hint: artists use this while shading forms)
value
Creating a sense of coherence or overall harmony is called what?
unity
When you mix black with a color you get a what? What about when you mix white?
shades and tints