Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Name That Term

1

The connection between two points.

LINE

2

Two opposing elements in a piece placed together to emphasize how different they are.

CONTRAST

3

How we make something look more important, or how we make sure it's what the viewer looks at first.

EMPHASIS

4

The size relationship of parts to a whole and to other parts. 

PROPORTION

5

When pattern is used to move the eye across an art piece in a specific way.

RHYTHM

Helpful Visuals

1

What element or principle does this image show?

VALUE

2

What element or principle does this visual show?

PATTERN

3

What element or principle is this image a good example of?

TEXTURE

4

What TWO elements and/or principles does this image show?

SHAPE AND FORM

5

As we move to the right, the color in this photo gets more...

SATURATED

Let's van Gogh

1

Name one element or principle you see in this artwork and WHERE you see it.

EXAMPLES: Line, color, texture, space, movement, unity/harmony, emphasis

2

Name TWO elements or principles you see in this piece and WHERE you see them.

EXAMPLES: Shape, color, texture, space, contrast, unity/harmony, emphasis, variety

3

Name THREE elements or principles you see in this piece and WHERE you see them.

EXAMPLES: Color, value, texture, proportion/scale, balance, unity/harmony, emphasis, variety

4

Name FOUR elements or principles you can see in this piece and WHERE you see them.

EXAMPLES: Color, value, texture, space, pattern, contrast, proportion/scale, balance, emphasis

5

Name FIVE elements of art or principles of design that you see in this work and WHERE you see them.

Examples: line, value, color, texture, space, proportion, pattern, balance, emphasis

Fill in the Blank

1

"I think we need to make some changes to the ________ of the banner. Red gives people the wrong vibe."

COLOR

2

"If we need everyone to look at the lettering first, we have to add more __________."

EMPHASIS

3

"I think the _________ is off. There's more stuff on the left than on the right."

BALANCE (or symmetry)

4

"It's looking nice! There's some nice ___________ because the swirls lead the viewer's eye through the entire banner."

MOVEMENT

5

"We should mainly put yellow and purple. Those two colors __________ each other really well."

CONTRAST

Memory Test

1

What's my name?

MR. WRIGHT

2

Last quarter, what activity did we do to learn about line weight?

We drew our own hands using marker!

3

How many elements of art are there?

SEVEN

4

Name and/or describe one WORK OF ART I've shown to you in a presentation, besides Vincent van Gogh's work.

BONUS: Do you remember what element or principle we were talking about when we looked at this piece?

That'll do!

5

Name and/or describe one ARTIST I've shown in a presentation, besides Vincent van Gogh.

BONUS: Do you remember what element or principle we were talking about when we looked at this artist?

Examples: Fernando Botero, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Albrecht Durer, Caravaggio, MC Escher, Katsushika Hokusai, Michelangelo, Salvador Dali

Spot the Difference

1

What's the difference between unity and variety?

Unity and harmony are about multiple things being similar to each other, variety is about multiple things being different from each other.

2

What's the difference between shape and form?

Shape is two-dimensional, form is three-dimensional.

3

When talking about color, what's the difference between saturation and value?

Saturation is how intense or bright a color is, value is how light or dark a color is.

4

What's the difference between proportion and scale?

Proportion is about the size relationship between two things. Scale is just how big something is.

5

What's the difference between pattern and rhythm?

Pattern is something that repeats. Rhythm is when that pattern gives the feeling of a visual beat to the piece. It's also when you take a pattern and change it so that the viewer's eye moves in an interesting way.

Double Trouble

1

Name two contrasting colors.

Possible answers: BLUE and ORANGE, YELLOW and PURPLE, RED/PINK and GREEN

2

What are the two most important words to remember when we're talking about what VALUE means?

LIGHTS and DARKS

3

What two types of space are there?

POSITIVE and NEGATIVE

4

What term refers to multiple parts of a piece working together to make the art more cohesive?

UNITY

5

What is the word that means balanced on both sides, and the word that means the opposite, that things are NOT balanced on both sides?

SYMMETRICAL and ASYMMETRICAL