art mid year exam Flashcards
How do you make a tone in an artwork
by adding black
what is the composition
the placement or arrangement
warm colours
red yellow orange
cool colours
blue, green purple
in a description you would write..
what it is and how you would do it, what colours you would use for it
the primary colours
red yellow blue
analogous colours
colours next to each other on the colour wheel
complementry colours
colopurs oppisote eachother on the colour wheel
what are the six elements of an artwork
line ,shape ,colour ,texture ,tone ,form, space
what is the subject matter?
what the artwork is trying the portray ( the main focus of the artwork )
definiton of line
A line is a path made by a moving point through space.
definition of shape
A shape is a closed line. Shapes are 2D and have only width and length.
definiton of colour
Colour is seen by the way that light reflects off a surface.
definiton of texture
Texture describes surface quality. Artists use actual texture (how things actually feel) and implied texture (how things look like they feel).
definition of tone
Tone is how light or dark a colour is. This is also known as value.
definition of form
Forms are 3D and have a width, length and depth.
defiition of space
Space in a work of art refers to a feeling of depth or three dimensions. It can also refer to the artist’s use of the area within the picture plane.
what are primary colours
can’t be made by mixing other colours together
what are secondary co.ours
made by mixing 2 primary
what are tertiary cololurs
made by mixing various amounts of 2 primary colours together
how is tint produced
by adding white
what black is added to a colour what is it called?
shade
what are colour harmonies
colurs that work well together (red organge yellow)
When were Ancient Greek vases made?
700–480 B.C.
List three reasons why the Ancient Greeks collected and painted vases:
durability, elegance and variety
What does the Cultural Frame help us to analyse?
Time & Place, Events & Issues, Culture, Values
Citation is
the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.
Composition is
design, structure of something
Pop Art is
Popular , Transient , Expendable, Low cost
What are the five components of the Structural Frame?
Form
Composition
Physical Properties
Elements of art
Signs and symbols
What does the Structural Frame help us to analyse?
An understanding of which element is most important to an artist can help us to discover the artist’s techniques
List three techniques used to make a clay vase
pinching, coiling and slab building.
