Elements of Art
Seven
What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?
Orange
Name one warm color
Red, orange, or yellow
Hey Mona!
If you look into a mirror and draw a picture of your very own face, you are making this type of artwork.
A self-portrait
Which element of art shows how something feels or looks like it would feel?
Texture
What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
Green
Name one cool color
Blue, green, or purple
No fame!
By adding your favorite clothes, hobbies, or pets, a self-portrait becomes a special artwork that tells the story of how this person sees themselves.
The Artist
What element of art refers to the lightness or darkness of a color?
Value
What color do you get when you mix red and blue?
Purple
Which set of colors reminds you of the sun and fire?
Warm Colors
What is the name of Ms. Muir's Dog?
Leo / Leonardo
This Mexican artist loved to paint self-portraits that showed her wearing traditional clothing, often surrounded by tropical plants and her favorite pet monkeys or birds.
Who is Frida Kahlo
If you take a flat 2D circle and blow it up like a balloon into a 3D ball, you have turned a shape into this element of art.
Form
What are the three primary colors?
Red, Yellow, Blue
Which set of colors reminds you of water and ice?
Cool colors
What country did Ms. Muir study abroad in?
Italy
A self-portrait doesn't have to look like a real photograph. If it is not realistic, what is one creative or animated style it can be?
Cartoony or Imaginary
Name all 7 elements of art.
Line, shape, color, value, form, texture, space
What are the secondary colors?
Green, Orange, Purple
Which kind of colors—warm or cool—would you use to show feelings like sadness or calmness?
Cool Colors
Name all 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Some artists hide secrets in their self-portraits to show who they are. What is the art word for an object—like Basquiat's famous crown or Bearden's musical instruments—that stands for an idea or tells a story about the artist?
A symbol