2D Design - Midterm Review - Watkins

Question 1

3 Preliminary Factors of Form Organization

Answer 1

Space plane, space frame, positive/negative

Question 2

Space Frame

Answer 2

Format and its inherit dictates

Question 3

Abstract Subject

Answer 3

Simplified, taken apart, or rearranged but still references to objects we recognize

Question 4

Positive

Answer 4

Areas in the work of art that are the subjects or areas of interest.

Question 5

Negative

Answer 5

The area around the subject or areas of interest (background).

Question 6

Space Plane

Answer 6

2D or 3D

Question 7

Format

Answer 7

Where you’re putting the design

Question 8

Positive/Negative

Answer 8

“Images” are always a combination of the interplay between positive and negative.
Figure/Ground, Field/Ground, and Closure are terms that are interchangeable for Positive/Negative.

Question 9

3 Components of a Work of Art

Answer 9

Subject, form and content

Question 10

3 Types of Subjects

Answer 10

Representational, abstract, and non-representational.

Question 11

Representational Subject

Answer 11

The viewer is reminded of actual objects

Question 12

Nonrepresentational/Nonobjective Subject

Answer 12

Completely imaginative and doesn’t remind us of actual objects

Question 13

Form

Answer 13

the overall arrangement of the artwork. It includes the principles, elements, design, and composition. It might include colors, textures and shapes.

Question 14

Form Principles

Answer 14

Might include the colors, the textures and shapes, or the balance, rhythm, or unity of design.

Question 15

Content

Answer 15

the message that the artist is trying to convey to the audience.

Question 16

Subject

Answer 16

what is represented in the artwork which serves as inspiration

Question 17

Five Art Elements

Answer 17

Color, shape, line, texture, form

Question 18

Five Art Principles

Answer 18

Value, form, balance, emphasis, repetition

Question 19

Two Types of Balance

Answer 19

Symmetrical and asymmetrical

Question 20

Gestalt Psychology

Answer 20

• The mind tires to make sense of what it sees.
• Sees the whole first and details next.

Question 21

Gestalt Psychology 5 Principles

Answer 21

• Proximity
• Similarity
• Continuity
• Closure
• Connectedness

Question 22

Similarity

Answer 22

We group similar elements based on: value, size, shape, texture, color and orintation

Question 23

Proximity

Answer 23

How close objects are to each other. Objects father apart are seen as separate objects. Objects closer together are seen as a group

Question 24

Continuity

Answer 24

Where your eyes naturally follow lines

Question 25

Closure

Answer 25

We visually finish incomplete shapes

Question 26

Figure/Ground

Answer 26

We see objects apart from the background

Question 27

Simplicity

Answer 27

People prefer the simplest option

Question 28

Familiarity

Answer 28

We see familiar objects first

Question 29

Design (or composition)

Answer 29

The act of organizing the visual elements to effect a desired aesthetic in a work of art.

Question 30

Organic Unity

Answer 30

Work containing nothing that is unnecessary or distracting. Subject, form and content are perfect.

Question 31

Harmony

Answer 31

Involves oneness or wholeness. A factor of cohesion, relating various picture parts, accomplished by giving common elements: repetition, pattern, motif, rhythm.

Question 32

Variety

Answer 32

Counterweight of harmony, used to achieve individuality and interest: contrast, elaboration

Question 33

Emphasis (Dominance)

Answer 33

Create focal points or specific parts of the work that seize and hold the viewer’s interest.

Question 34

Why do we do thumbnails

Answer 34

to allow us to slow down and think about what we’re doing but also to allow flexibility and freedom in our artworks. Allows an overall view of the sketches to aid us in our final artwork