Principles of Design
Elements of Art
Artists
Materials
Potpourri
100

This type of balance has no focal point.

What is all-over balance?

100
Thick, thin, curvy
What is line?
100

I am an artist whose work always looks deserted and a bit ominous.

Who is Edward Hopper?

100

Most people wouldn't think of me as a painting or drawing tool, but MS classes at BACS recently used me that way.

What is glue?

100

Middle school students WERE SUPPOSED TO bring one of these to class each day.

What is a darn pencil?

200

If I am the subject in a composition, I am the __________ space.

What is positive?

200

I am orange.  When I am lonely, I look for the color that make me shine brightest.

What is Blue?

200

I had no idea that "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" would become famous all around the world when I made it in 1831.

Who is Hokusai?

200

Art technique used to create "The Great Wave."

What is collage?

200

Don't bother trying to see past this.

What is the vanishing point?


300

Visual Balance that is even, but not exactly the same.

What is Asymmetrical Balance?

300

This can be rough, smooth, bumpy, prickly, etc.

What is texture?

300

My work, a combination of painting and collage, depicts African-Americans in a powerful and/or joyful manner.

Who is Derrek Adams?

300

Varying amounts of water change the level of transparency of this art material.

What is watercolor?

300

The earth is round, yet this always looks flat.

What is the Horizon Line?

400

One of the tools artists use to create a sense of depth in a drawing or painting. (Hint--candy corn)

What is overlap?

400

This is the word artists use to describe light and dark.

What is value?

400

I am a very famous artist, partially because I cut-off my ear and later slowly killed himself.

Who is Vincent VanGogh?

400

This process changes clay from bone-dry to bisqueware.

What is firing?

400

This ceramic process must be managed slowly and carefully.

What is drying?

500

You can see this type of perspective in a lot of Asian Art.  The higher up on the page, the farther away.

What is vertical perspective?

500

This describes a color scheme that is all tints and shades of the same color.

What is "monochromatic?

500

This is what an artist who specializes in Ceramics is called.

What is a  Ceramicist?

500

In this technique, paper is first "painted" with water.

What is "wet-on-wet" watercolor painting?

500

Syllables  5-7-5

What is a Haiku?