Techniques
Artists/Styles
Elements
Principles
Color Theory
100

This type of drawing technique is done where you DON'T look at your paper.  Instead, you focus on following the edges of the subject you are drawing.

Blind Contour Line Drawing

100

Which style is this?

Cubism

100

The path of a moving point.  Can be expressive!

Line

100

The visual weight of a drawing.  Examples: Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial

Balance

100

Red, Yellow, Blue

Primary

200

Shading using a series of lines

Hatching

200

Name the artist:

Georgia O'Keeffe

200

The way an area is being used.  Can refer to empty (negative) or filled (positive)

Space
200

Using an assortment of elements

Variety

200

Mixing a primary and a secondary together.

Tertiary 

300

Shading technique using dots

Stippling

300

Name the Artist:


Yayoi Kusama

300

A flat 2D object.  Can be Geometric or Organic.

Shape

300

The relationship between elements (usually between parts/sizes)

Proportion

300

Using only one color, but making shades and tints as well to give a variety of values.

Monochromatic

400

Assembling a variety of objects onto one surface

Collage

400

Name the Artist: 

Kara Walker

400

The lightness or darkness of a color

Value

400

Opposites!  For example, complementary colors

Contrast

400

Greens, Blues, and Violets are examples of...

Cool Colors

500

A drawing of a subject using only the contours AND filling it with a solid color

Silhouette

500

The artist who uses natural objects to show how fleeting time can be.

Andy Goldsworthy

500

An object that has height, depth, and width.  Bonus: Give 2 examples

Form: Cylinder, Sphere, Cube, Cone...

500

Making something stand out. (Give an example of how to use it in art)

Emphasis- change the size, color, location...

500

Which TWO color schemes are shown here?

Analogous and Warm