Elements of Art
Colors
Art Riddles
100

This is the most basic element of art. It is used to form lots of different things in art. It is the path of a dot through a space.





 Line

100

Red, yellow and blue are what kind of colors. . .

Primary colors

100

I’m sometimes pink at one end but I’m not lipstick
I can come in many different colors but I’m not a car
I can become blunt but I’m not a knife
I contain lead but I’m not metallic
I’m a writing instrument but I’m not a pen

Pencil

200

How many elements of art did we learn about 

7: line, shape, color, form, texture, space, and value.

200

Purple, orange and green are what kind of colors?

Secondary colors

200

I do not get put on a bed
Even though I am a sheet
Instead put me in a binder
To keep your desk nice and neat

Paper

300

This refers to the way something feels, or looks as if they might feel like something

Texture

300

What color do you get when you mix blue and red?

Purple

300

Some say you are this color
When you are feeling down
Your eyes might be this color
If they’re not green or brown

Blue

400

The degree of lightness or darkness in a work of art is _____________________.

Value

400

What do you get when you mix a primary color with a secondary color?

Tertiary colors

400

I sometimes come in a can but I’m not food
I sometimes come in a bottle but I’m not a beverage
I come in different colors but I’m not a rainbow
I’m sometimes used with canvas but I’m not a tent
I’m used with a brush but I’m not toothpaste

Paint

500

This is an empty place or surface in or around a work of art. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, have lines, and/or colors.

Space

500

How many tertiary colors are there? (Tertiary colors are colors that are made when you mix a primary and secondary color together)

6 (yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-orange, red-violet, blue-green, blue-violet)

500

How do you inspire an artist?

Easel-y