Name that Element!
This element refers to the path of a moving point through space
What is line?
This North Carolina city is home to the North Carolina Museum of Art. This is also our state capitol
What is Raleigh?
When creating a personal artwork, it helps to start with one of these to plan your composition.
What is a sketch or thumbnail?
This country is famous for origami, the art of paper folding.
What is Japan?
his common drawing tool comes in HB, 2B, and 6B varieties.
What is a pencil (or graphite pencil)?
his element describes a flat, enclosed area that has two dimensions
What is shape?
This NC artstyle comes from our Blue Ridge Mountain Region.
Hint: You just finished using this medium
This art project typically focuses on your own face and features.
What is a self-portrait?
This Asian country is known for its traditional silk painting, which often features landscapes, flowers, and animals, and is closely associated with the ancient art of calligraphy.
What is China?
This painting medium uses pigment mixed with water and is known for its transparency.
What is watercolor?
This element refers to how things feel or look like they might feel if touched.
What is texture?
This mountain town hosts an annual crafts fair and has a vibrant arts district.
What is Asheville?
A piece that includes drawings, text, and symbols to explore your identity is often called this.
What is an identity collage or mixed media portrait?
This Hispanic holiday is celebrated with colorful altars, face painting, and skull imagery.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This medium involves carving or modeling three-dimensional forms.
What is sculpture?
This element refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
What is value?
What are the three types of artwork NC is known best for?
Photography, Graffiti, and Ceramics
This skill-based process involves drawing or painting with careful attention to light, shadow, and detail to create realistic representations of the subject.
What is realistic rendering or observational drawing?
The Islamic tradition often uses this kind of decorative pattern instead of human figures in art.
What is geometric or arabesque design?
This versatile dry medium comes in stick form and is known for its vibrant color and blending ability.
What are oil pastels?
This element creates the illusion of depth or three-dimensionality.
What is space?
This university in Durham, NC, houses the Nasher Museum of Art, which is known for its strong collection of contemporary and African-American art.
What is Duke University?
This technique requires the artist to explore their own creativity and problem-solving skills by incorporating elements such as texture, perspective, and composition into their work, often resulting in abstract or expressive art.
What is creative experimentation or expressive abstraction?
This continent’s art includes kente cloth, masks, and sculpture, and often emphasizes symbolism and ritual.
What is Africa?
This medium, often used for creating detailed drawings or soft shading, consists of compressed powder or stick form and is a favorite among portrait artists for its rich, dark tones and blendability.
What is charcoal?