Famous Artists
Elements
Art Skills
Principles
Mediums
100
Famous impressionist artist who painted Starry Starry Night..and also cut his own ear off.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
100
Every variation of this element is created from three primary categories. They have three properties – hue, value, and intensity.
What is color?
100
Use this to make an object appear to recede into space, to make something look 3D.
What is Perspective?
100
The impression of equilibrium. Often referred to as symmetrical, asymmetrical, or radial.
What is Balance?
100
You can make bowls and vases out of this special kind of dirt...
What is clay?
200
Famous artist who was a big part of the cubism movement, his portraits are often strange and "chopped up".
Who is Pablo Picasso
200
The path of a point moving through space.
What is Line?
200
A method of drawing where the artist ONLY looks at the subject, not the drawing.
What is Blind Contour
200
Repetition or reoccurrence of a design element, exact or varied, which establishes a visual beat.
What is Pattern?
200
A very simple tool that has a point and an eraser for sketching
What is a Pencil?
300
The most famous surrealist painter. Known for melting objects and grotesque forms.
Who is Salvador Dali
300
Refers to relative lightness and darkness and is perceived in terms of varying levels of contrast.
What is Value?
300
A pen and ink technique that is made up of many small dots.
What is Stippling?
300
Is achieved when the components of a work of art are perceived as harmonious, giving the work a sense of completion
What is Unity
300
Paint that you mix with water is...
What is Watercolor
400
Is the most famous "Splatter Painter" of all time. Threw paint at canvases to create work.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
400
Refers to the tactile qualities of a surface (actual) or to the visual representation of such surface qualities (implied).
What is Value?
400
These kind of shapes are based on nature, they are not made with straight lines.
What is Organic?
400
Refers to the created center of interest, the place in an artwork where your eye first lands.
What is emphasis?
400
Cutting and pasting magazine pieces could be an example of what art medium?
What is collage
500
This legendary female artist painted many self portraits and is famous for her unibrow.
Who is Frida Khalo?
500
This has depth, length, and width and resides in space. It is perceived as three-dimensional.
What is Shape?
500
Shows an object simplified, flat, geometric and from multiple angles.
What is Cubism?
500
Refers to the suggestion of motion through the use of various elements.
What is rhythm/movement?
500
Similar to chalk, these small sticks of color are easy to blend.
What is pastels?