Art - Principles and Elements

Question 1

What is balance?

Answer 1

arrangement of forms to create a sense of equilibrium (balance). There are 3 main types

Question 2

What is formal balance?

Answer 2

similar forms are equally distant from the center.

Question 3

What is radial balance?

Answer 3

all forms radiate outward from the centre.

Question 4

define movement/rhythm
*how may rhythm be achieved?

Answer 4

-produced the appearance of movement.
-achieved through repetition, alternating or progression of one or more of the elements of design.

Question 5

define variety/contrast
*how is created

Answer 5

-created by the arrangement of forms to avoid monotony
-creates interest
-Too much variety may cause confusion

Question 6

define unity

Answer 6

the sense of wholeness from successful combination of two or more art elements.

Question 7

define center of interest

Answer 7

the main subject or focus of the artwork being large and near the center, usually in either the foreground or the mid-ground.

Question 8

define proportion

Answer 8

-the size of relationship of one object to another, or one part to the whole.
-Varying sizes can give the feeling of closeness or distance

Question 9

define emphasis

Answer 9

-act of focusing extra attention using one or more of the elements of design
-would direct the viewer first to the main feature of the artwork and then to the minor parts.

Question 10

define harmony

Answer 10

-elements fit well together.
-have something in common harmonize. *harmony + unity

Question 11

define pattern
*how are they achieved?

Answer 11

-keeping your design in a certain format.
-Patterns are achieved through repetition.

Question 12

define contrast

Answer 12

showing differences.

Question 13

what are elements of art

Answer 13

its parts and how they work

Question 14

what are principles

Answer 14

the ideas that show us how to use the elements

Question 15

define line

Answer 15

-simplest way of developing a visual image and is defined as the progressing movement and/or deliverance of design.
-path of a moving point through space.

Question 16

define shape

Answer 16

-lines connected create flat shapes.
-are naturally two-dimensional, measured in terms of length and width.
-categorized as either geometric or organic.

Question 17

list the characteristics of line

Answer 17

length, width, direction, focus, feeling

Question 18

define form

Answer 18

-volume or mass is referred to as form.
-naturally three-dimensional and measured in terms of length, width and depth.

Question 19

define space

Answer 19

-distance between or around shapes and/or masses
-area above, below and within things.

Question 20

define texture

Answer 20

texture is the surface quality of an artwork either visual (simulated) or tactile (actual)

Question 21

define color

Answer 21

-depends on the reflection or absorption of light by a given surface and results in a hue.
-may vary in degrees of dullness or brightness (affected by adding another color), or lightness or darkness (affected by adding white or black)

Question 22

define value

Answer 22

-the degree of light and dark existing in color and in black and white is referred to as value.
-may also be referred to as tone.

Question 23

how to tint and how to shade

Answer 23

tint - adding white
shade - adding black