Ways to Make Art
Name one material that you could use to paint that is not a paintbrush.
Yarn, sticks, fingers, bubbles, etc.
Bright colors in a painting might mean that the artist wants the painting to feel ______?
HAPPY
Which material would be better for detail?
PENCIL or CRAYON
PENCIL
What is a darker value of a color called?
SHADE
Which came first, drawing or written language?
Name this prehistoric art supply. Early versions were made with boar bristles or horse hair.
PAINTBRUSH
What do POP artists make art about?
POPular culture
Which material would do a better job coloring on paint?
CRAYON or OIL PASTEL
OIL PASTEL
To make a tint, add _______ to a color.
WHITE
The most expensive ABSTRACT painting was made by Willem de Kooning and sold in 2015.
How many million dollars did it sell for?
$300 million
What is a painting of a PLACE called?
LANDSCAPE
Name the ABSTRACT artist who enjoyed listening to jazz and 'action painting' large canvases.
Jackson Pollock
What material did we use to paint our ABSTRACT paintings?
YARN and POPSICLE STICKS
What is VALUE?
Value shows the lights and darks of a color.
Art used to be an Olympic event?
True or False
TRUE! Art was a competition at the Olympics from 1912-1948. The categories were architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture.
Name one traditional Native American art form?
Weaving, Pottery, Totem Poles
Name the POP artist who painted bright, colorful paintings of everyday objects including many desserts.
Wayne Thiebaud
What are the horizontal strips called that move through a weaving. (Hint, the name starts with a 'w')
Weft Strips
What is a pattern?
A pattern is when something repeats.
Which famous painting has her own mailbox at the Louvre because of all of the love letters that she receives?
Mona Lisa
What is the art process called where you arrange threads to make a fabric?
WEAVING
Abstract artists use lines, shapes and colors to create their NON-REALISTIC art.
What is the object called that holds the threads still for weaving?
What is another name for a color. (Hint, we mixed an original ____ for our winter paintings)
HUE
Which very famous IMPRESSIONIST painter only sold 1 painting in his lifetime? (Hint, he has art in our room)
Vincent van Gogh