art and artists
elements of art
techniques and skills
principles of design
100

He painted pies and cakes.

Who was Wayne Theibaud?

100

This element means a surface quality that you can see or feel.

What is texture?

100

The technique where an artist uses a pencil to measure objects and the distance between objects.

What is sighting?

100

The principle of design that deals with the equal distribution of visual weight?

What is balance?

200

His favorite technique for painting portraits was to use a grid.

Who was Chuck Close?

200

This element explains the use of proportion and positive and negative areas within an aretwork?

What is Space?

200

The technique where a ceramic artist uses watery clay to attach two pieces of plastic clay.

What is score and slip?

200

The principle of design that means 'size compared to itself'.

What is proportion?

300

One of the artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. 

Who was Horrace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, William H Johnson or Faith Ringgold?

300

Light and shadow and shading are often created using this element.

What is value?

300

The technique where an artist draws from their point of view starting with the corner of an object and draws converging lines to two points at eye level?

What is two point perspective?

300

The principle of design that connects elements together to create a cohesive artwork. 

What is unity?

400

A painting that serves to remind the viewer of their own mortality.

What was a Vanitas?

400

If you remove the 3D characteristic of forms, you are left with this element of art.

What is shape?

400

The artist whose techniques for throwing clay on the pottery wheel were innovative because of the manipulations that turned useful pottery into sculpture.

Who was George Ohr?

400

The principle of design concerned with differences of elements of art?

What is variety?

500

He had to pay $25,000 because he used an AP photo without permission and then tried to hide the evidence. 

Who was Shepard Fairey?

500

The element of art concerned with Hue, Value and Intensity.

What is color/

500

The technique where artists make choices that they think will improve their work even if it doesn't reflect realistic observation.

What is artistic license?

500

Using the principles of design to determine how the  arrangement of the elements of art with work together in an artwork?

What is composition?