Art Terms
Comics and Cartooning
Spotlight Artists
Elements of Art
Teacher Tidbits
100

______ ___ ______ is a watercolor technique where you paint water onto the page, and then add the paint after. 

WET-ON-WET

100

What shape tends to be associated with traits like power, danger, or intelligence?

TRIANGLE
100

________ is known as the father of Cubism

PICASSO

100

_______ is the element of art where you drag a single point across a 2-dimensional space. 

LINE

100

What is Ms. Keller's home state?

CALIFORNIA

200

Red, blue, and yellow are known as the _________ colors. 

PRIMARY

200

A __________ is the dark shape of a character or object against a lighter background. 

SILHOUETTE

200

_________ started his art career as a graffiti artist in New York City.

BASQUIAT

200

________ is the element of art you make when you create an enclosed space by connecting a line to itself. 

SHAPE

200

Ms. Keller is an _______ sibling? (oldest, middle, or youngest?)

OLDEST

300

This technique uses vanishing points, horizon lines, and converging lines to create the illusion of depth.

LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

300

What shape tends to be associated with traits like strength, dependability, or stubbornness?

SQUARES

300

Barbara Kruger is a collage artist and designer who developed the iconic font for the streetwear company __________.

SUPREME

300

_________ is the element of art that creates the illusion of touch in an artwork. 

TEXTURE

300

Ms. Keller enjoys playing which tabletop rpg in her free time?

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS

400

__________ is how you put different elements of art together to give art meaning. 

COMPOSITION

400

_______ are the individual moments of a comic.

PANELS

400

_______ ______ was a Mexican artist who endured life long health complications after a near-fatal bus crash when she was in college. 

FRIDA KAHLO

400

________ is the element of art that gives the illusion of light and shadow in an artwork. 

VALUE

400

Which college did Ms. Keller go to?

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (go Huskies!)

500
__________ is an inking technique where you use many small dots to create value and texture. 

STIPPLING

500

The Golden Rule of comics and cartooning is _______ _______ _________.

SHOW, DON'T TELL

500

Francisco ________ was a Spanish artist who created some of his most iconic pieces, known as The Black Paintings, during a period of isolated insanity. 

GOYA

500

When you turn a shape from 2D to 3D, you get a ______.

FORM

500

What is Ms. Keller's teacher mantra?

THE TEACHER IS ALWAYS A STUDENT, AND THE STUDENT IS ALWAYS A TEACHER.