Art Basics
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Random Wyo Facts
100

What is Craftmanship in art?

The quality of design and work shown in something made by hand - how well materials are used, filling in the space, going edge to edge to edge, etc. 

100

Name 3 types of line

Straight, wavy, zig-zag, dashed, dotten, castle, broken, vertical, diagonal, etc...

100

Primary Colors

Red, Yellow, Blue

100

Name 5 types of Shapes

Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, star, trapezoid, etc..

100

What animal is on our state flag?

Bison

200

What is a landscape?

A landscape painting or drawing refers to an artwork whose primary focus is natural scenery, such as mountains, forests, cliffs, trees, rivers, valleys, etc.

200

What does Texture mean in art?

The way something feels or how it looks like it feels.

200

Name of the color family that has the colors made by mixing two primary colors together

Secondary Colors

200

Name 10 types of textures in the room right now using different texture words for each

Hard, scratch, soft, rough, fluffy, bumby, smooth, sharp, bouncy, etc

200

Name 3 of the 6 states that border Wyoming

Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

300

Name all 7 Elements of Art

color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value

300

What's the difference between shape and form?

Shape is 2D, form is 3D

300

Name of the color family that includes: reds, oranges, and yellows

Warm

300

What is Value in art and what technique goes hand in hand?

Value is referring to lights and darks; blending/shading

300

Name the first national park created, located in Wyoming

Yellowstone

400

The building blocks of what makes up all images/artworks are called what?

Elements of Art!

400
What does the element of Space mean?

Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. (Like if it looks like it goes back into space). It can also refer to the artist's use of the area within the picture plane.

400
What are opposite colors on the color wheel called?

Complimentary

400

Shapes can be broken into what two categories?

Geometric and Organic

400

What is our official state Sport?

Rodeo

500
What are "Art Techniques" and provide an example of one we've done together

Art techniques refer to the various methods and skills used by artists to create and express their ideas through visual mediums and materials. Basically, it's the way the art is created. I.E: painting (blending techniques, applying color, brushstrokes), drawing (shading, hatching, sketching),collage (adding different materials together); sculpture, etc..

500

What element best goes with the vocab terms of: foreground, middleground, background?

Space - overlapping the foregounds and backgrounds add the illusion of depth.

500

What are tertiary colors? (Sometimes we call these Intermediate colors)

A primary plus a secondary - red-orange, yellow-orange, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange

500

What element does optical illusion art rely on the most?

Line - Artists use lines to create the illusion of things moving toward or away from the viewer.

500

Why is wyoming nicknamed the "Equality State"?

  • In 1869, Wyoming went down in history as being the first state in the US to allow women to vote. Which fits perfectly with the state's nickname, "Equality State."