ART - color
ARTISTS
Art Vocabulary
Famous Paintings
Art questions you should know by now
100
Red, yellow and blue are called the __________ colors.
What are the primary colors?
100
Keith Haring's main theme/character.
What are "humans"?
100
A picture that shows something common we all know - that is changed - to make it a joke.
What is a parody?
100
The most famous painting in the WORLD.
What is the Mona Lisa?
100
Before you start ANY project or work of art this must be on the back of the paper.
What is your name?
200
Orange, green and purple are called the __________ colors.
What are the secondary colors?
200
Henri Matisse changed from paintings to cut paper in his later life because of_____________.
What is "bad health"? (due to abdominal cancer)
200
The line in a picture that divides the sky from the ground is called___________?
What is the horizon line?
200
The name of the painting with the head of a man holding his hands on his face/cheeks is called_____________.
What is "The Scream" (by Eduard Munch)
200
You add this to make a watercolor color lighter.
Water.
300
The group of red, yellow and orange are called _______ colors.
What are the warm colors?
300
George Seurat invented a style in which you only paint using dots. This style is called___________.
What is pointillism?
300
When you copy someones else's art/idea and call it your own. usually for fame or profit.
What is plagiarism?
300
The name of the artist that painted a can of tomato soup is_______________.
What is Andy Warhol?
300
When you add black to any color it is called________.
What is a shade?
400
The group of blue, green and purple are called __________ colors?
What are the cool colors?
400
He painted a Campbells tomato soup can.
Who is Andy Warhol?
400
The Japanese style of drawing cartoon people comics, usually with big head, big eyes and big hairstyle is called _______________.
What is Manga or anime?
400
The name of the painting of a night time picture of a small village, a tall tree on the left, a horizon line of hills and many swirly stars and a moon in the sky. Painted by Van Gogh.
What is "Starry Night"?
400
When you add white to any color it is called a _________.
What is a tint?
500
When using watercolors, what 3 colors do you mix together to make a "flesh tone"? (caucasian)
What is brown, red and yellow?
500
This artist painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
500
The metal wire mesh wall out in the hall is called _________.
What is our "art gallery"?
500
The Mona Lisa was painted in this year.
What is c. 1503
500
How to show "space" in your artwork.
What is far away objects will be small; up close they will be bigger? Shows distance.