What Do You Mean?
Vocab
Art Through Time
Name That Artwork
Art Techniques
100

this shape is used as a symbol that commonly represents love

What is a heart?

100

This element of art can be straight, curved, thick, or thin and is often used to outline or define a shape.

What is a Line?

100

Double Points!!

This Spanish Surrealist artist painted bizarre, dreamlike scenes, including his famous work The Persistence of Memory, which features melting clocks.  

Who is Salvador Dalí?

100

This famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci shows a woman with a mysterious smile and is one of the most visited artworks in the Louvre.

What is the Mona Lisa?

100

This technique uses overlapping shapes to show depth in an artwork.

What is Layering?

200

This animal is used in sculptures and portraits to represent loyalty.

What is a dog?

200

This element of art refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

What is Value?

200

This Dutch artist cut off part of his ear and painted a scene of stars

Who is Vincent van Gogh?

200

Double Points!!

This mural by Michelangelo covers the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and includes the famous image of God reaching out to touch Adam.

What is the Creation of Adam?

200

This technique uses closely spaced parallel lines to create shading and depth in a drawing.

What is Hatching?

300

Double Points!!

These animals, often depicted at night, represent wisdom, Intelligence, mystery, or death

What are owls?

300

This element of art has length and width and can be geometric like a square, or organic like a leaf.

What is a Shape?

300

This artist from Mexico painted colorful self-portraits that often included symbolic elements like animals and plants.

Who is Frida Kahlo?

300

This artwork by Vincent van Gogh features a swirling night sky above a quiet village.

What is Starry Night?

300

This general technique involves applying different levels of darkness to show light and shadow in a drawing.

What is Shading?

400

Skulls, Bugs and Wilting Flowers all can represent this in a still-life

What is death?

400

This element refers to the feel or appearance of a surface, like rough, smooth, or bumpy.

What is Texture?

400

Known for his blue and rose periods, this Spanish artist also pioneered Cubism.

Who is Pablo Picasso?

400

This famous sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicts a man deep in thought, resting his chin on his hand.

What is The Thinker?

400

This art technique involves combining pieces of paper, fabric, or other materials to create a layered artwork.

What is Collage?

500

In Symbolist paintings, this flower is often a symbol of purity and beauty.

What is a lily?

500

This is the area around and between objects, which can be positive or negative in a composition.

What is Space?

500

Known for her desert landscapes and close-up flower paintings, this American artist became famous in the 20th century.

Who is Georgia O’Keeffe?

500

This ancient structure in Egypt has the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh.

What is the Great Sphinx?  

500

Double Points!!

In colored pencil art, this technique involves pressing hard to blend and smooth colors, giving a polished finish.

What is Burnishing?