Elements/Principles of Art
Art Materials
Types of Art
Artists
Vocabulary
100
Give me the 3 secondary colors.
orange, green and purple
100
What is the name of the type of material you have to add water to for it to activate and spread color?
Watercolor
100
Explain what a self-portrait is.
a representation of an artist created by that same artist, spanning mediums like painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture
100
Who created the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
100
Where is the Foreground located in a landscape?
What size are things in the Foreground?
The front and Bigger
200
True or false: Value in art is only from white to black
False. Value can be shown using any color
200
If we wanted to create a tint of the color red, what color would we add to it? White or black?
White. Tints are a lighter shade of the original color
200
What type of art could land you in jail if you don't get permission first?
Graffiti
200
How can an artist’s culture influence their artwork?
It can affect the colors, symbols, stories, and subjects they use
200
What color is the positive space on the left side of this picture?
White. Positive space is the main subject.
300
What is Variety in art? Give me an example.
Variety in art means you are using different elements like colors, lines, movement, etc.
300
Why might an artist choose watercolor instead of acrylic paint?
Because it is more transparent and easier to blend with water
300
What is Zentangle art and what was it used for?
a meditative, structured drawing method that uses repetitive patterns to create intricate, abstract black-and-white designs. It was created for meditation and calm practices.
300
Why would an artist choose to outline an object in their work?
to make it POP and STAND OUT.
300
Explain what monochromatic is. Hint: We did our project with leaves
containing or using only one color but using different hues of that color.
400
There are two groups of shapes. the normal shapes that we can measure, and the abnormal shapes that represent things in nature. What are those two groups called?
Geometric and Organic Shape
400
What was the name of the material we used to draw our aztez suns on?
Scratch Boards
400
We learned about etching, which is a printmaking technique. What is it?
An acid-resistant coating is applied to the metal, and then the artist scratches a design through the coating to expose the metal underneath.
400
Who created the painting, The Water Lilies?
Claude Monet
400
What is Radial Symmetry? We learned this when we created our Aztec Suns.
a type of balance where shapes or parts are arranged around a central point. No matter how you fold it, it will always match up.
500
What is Proportion?
the size relationship between parts of a whole, ensuring elements look right together
500
What was the name of the material we used to create the northern lights when we created our polar bear scene?
Oil Pastels
500
Give me some materials that could be used to create a sculpture.
clay, cardboard, found objects, recyclable materials, etc.
500
Recently in our Graffiti project I shared a story about my favorite street artist. We don't know his identity or his real name. What is his artist name?
Bansky
500
For a project, we learned and tried out gesture drawing. What is a gesture drawing?
A quick, loose drawing that captures movement, energy, or the “action” of the pose.
It does NOT focus on details—just the big shapes and pose.