Elements of Art
Principles of Design
Principles of Design Cont'd
Media
Name that artist!
100
Architecture, sculpture, ceramics, weaving and jewelry are all 3 dimensional. Objects with dimensions are also known as this.
What is form.
100
This principle is used when artists want to add interest to a work of art by showing complex relationships. It may refer to colour, texture, and subject matter.
What is variety.
100
This element of design can be created through repition, and used to imply meaning and express feelings and ideas.
What is rhythm.
100
This media has been with us for more than 20,000 years, as seen in prehistoric cave drawings. It can be oil, acrylic, or water based, and often applied by layering, smearing, or dabbing.
What is paint.
100
Best known for co-founding cubism, his art is defined by bold lines and solid colours.
Who is Picasso.
200
This is another name for a 2 dimensional area. It can be both positive/negative and organic/geometric.
What is shape.
200
This principal of design deals with the size relationship of one part to another.
What is proportion/scale.
200
This element of design can be described by opposites such as: black/white, high/low, wide/thin, rough/smooth and straigh/curved.
What is contrast.
200
This media can be used when wanting to capture realism or detail. Hold it on it's point to create a thin line, or on its side to create shadow and texture.
What is pencil.
200
This artist painted in the Renaissance period. He is not only a painter, but an inventor, engineer, architect, scientist, mathematician, and writer!
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci.
300
This element of art helps to draw the eye from one part of a work to another.
What are lines.
300
When seperate parts work together to complete whole, it is called this?
What is unity.
300
The use of similar colours, shapes, and lines in a work would create this type of effect?
What is harmony.
300
This 3 Dimensional work can be made from materials such as clay, stone, wood, galss, and metal.
What is sculpture.
300
This artist never sold a work of art in his lifetime, yet in 1890 his painting 'Portrait of Dr. Gachet' sold for 82.5 million dollars -- a value of 144.i million dollars today.
Who is picasso
400
This element of art deals with the real or the illusory sense of touch on a surface.
What is texture.
400
This principle of design causes one element or area of a work to be more important than the other parts...
What is emphasis.
400
The lighness or darkness of a colour...
What is value.
400
Focus, shutter speed, light, and aperture are some basic terms of this medium that records images.
What is photography
400
Best known for founding the French impressionism style, this artist painted outside studying light and shadow. You may know his water lily series.
Who is Monet.
500
This element of art can be the most expressive, showing emotions, feelings, and moods.
What is colour.
500
This element of art places equal or similar objects on either side of a central axis...
What is balance.
500
A topic or idea represented in an art work.
What is subject matter.
500
When materials are glued together to create a work of art on a 2 dimensional space.
What is collage
500
This American painter, printmaker, and filmaker was a leading artist in the pop-movement (1950s). His work includes several famous celebrities such as Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Wayne Gretzky and Mick Jager.
Who is Andy Warhol.