art test

Question 1

medium

Answer 1

The material or form used to develop a work of art.

Question 2

subjective drawing

Answer 2

A drawing which emphasizes the artist’s emotions or personal viewpoint rather than informational content.

Question 3

objective drawing -

Answer 3

A drawing which is free from feelings; highlighting factual rather than the expressive subject matter

Question 4

informational drawing –

Answer 4

Drawings that study and question the real, visible, and tangible world.

Question 5

conceptual drawing -

Answer 5

A drawing that in its essential form conceived in the artist’s mind, rather than derived from immediate visual stimuli.

Question 6

gestural drawing -

Answer 6

quick, all-encompassing statement of forms. In gesture,the hand duplicates the movement of the eyes, quickly defining the subject’s general characteristics–movement, weight, shape, scale, and proportion.

Question 7

contour drawing -

Answer 7

n intense slow inspection of the subject and a careful examination of its parts.

Question 8

blind contour drawing -

Answer 8

A contour exercise in which the artist never looks at the paper.

Question 9

sketch

Answer 9

A quickly rendered freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work but often as a preparatory drawing or practice exercise.

Question 10

shape-

Answer 10

A two dimensional, closed, or implicitly closed configuration.

Question 11

organic shape-

Answer 11

Free-form, irregular shape. Also called biomorphic or amoeboid shape.

Question 12

form-

Answer 12

he shape, structure, and volume of actual objects in our environment, or the depiction of three-dimensional objects in a work of art.

Question 13

picture plane-

Answer 13

he two dimensional surface on which the artists work.

Question 14

positive space-

Answer 14

The shape of an object that serves as the subject for a drawing. The relationship between positive shape and negative space is sometimes called figure/field, figure/ground, foreground/background.

Question 15

negative space-

Answer 15

The space surrounding a positive shape, sometimes referred to as ground, empty space, interspace, field, or void.

Question 16

value-

Answer 16

The many observable tones from light to dark, from white through gray to bl

Question 17

local value-

Answer 17

Values intrinsic to a form and separate from the lights and darks created by light falling on for

Question 18

value scale-

Answer 18

The gradual range from white through gray to black.

Question 19

cast shadow-

Answer 19

The shadow the falls on the opposite side of object where light source is directed

Question 20

additive process

Answer 20

A technique in which one adds materials to the drawing surface as a way of developing the image.

Question 21

subtractive process-

Answer 21

A technique in which one removes materials to develop the imag

Question 22

sfumato-

Answer 22

A technique invented by Leonardo da Vinci which creates a smoky haziness that softens outlines “in the manner of smoke.”

Question 23

visual texture

Answer 23

A two-dimensional illusion suggestive of tactile quality.

Question 24

actile texture -

Answer 24

The use of actual materials to create a surface that can be felt or touched as in collage.

Question 25

structure -

Answer 25

The arrangement of parts in a picture plane that create the illusion of three-dimensional form and give a sense of the physical presence of the object.

Question 26

composition -

Answer 26

the way in which a whole of positive and negative space is arranged on a picture plane.

Question 27

hatching

Answer 27

The repetition of parallel lines to create texture and volume.

Question 28

cross-hatching -

Answer 28

The crossing of parallel lines to create texture and volume.

Question 29

pattern -

Answer 29

The repetition of visual elements or module in a regular and anticipated sequence.

Question 30

stippling

Answer 30

A drawing technique that uses dots to define texture and volume.

Question 31

line

Answer 31

A mark made by an implement drawn against a surface.

Question 32

lyrical line -

Answer 32

A subjective line that is gracefully ornate and decorative.

Question 33

blurred line -

Answer 33

A smudged, erased, or destroyed mark.

Question 34

portrait

Answer 34

A painting, drawing, collage, engraving, etc. of a person depicting only the face, head, or shoulders.

Question 35

grid-

Answer 35

A network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.

Question 36

ground-

Answer 36

the prepared surface upon which you draw.

Question 37

proportion-

Answer 37

The relative size of the part to part or part to whole within a composition or object.

Question 38

scale-

Answer 38

the relationship of size between one form and another.

Question 39

style-

Answer 39

A way of creating characteristics of a particular period, place, person, or movement.

Question 40

alternative self-portrait:

Answer 40

an array of common objects, which present themselves as familiar companions capable of being transformed and are of a particular significance to you. It might also include some of your distinguishing features such as face, hands, the contour of your head, or body shape.

Question 41

psychological self-portrait-

Answer 41

Depicting who you are underneath fromhow you look.

Question 42

theme

Answer 42

The development of a sustained series of images that are related by subject, that have an idea or image in common.

Question 43

narrative

Answer 43

A verbal, written, or visual account of connected events in a story.

Question 44

intuitive perspective

Answer 44

The use of visual devices, such as making background figures smaller, to convey spatial depth, but do not follow a consistent mathematical system such as linear perspective.

Question 45

atmospheric perspective:

Answer 45

The use of variations in color, value, and clarity to convey the feeling of distance.

Question 46

station point-

Answer 46

It is the actual or imagined location of the observer while drawing the picture. It cannot be moved during the construction of a drawing.

Question 47

eye level-

Answer 47

It represents the height of the station point in a drawing. It is synonymous with the horizon line on which earth and sky meet.

Question 48

picture plane

Answer 48

It is an imaginary, transparent flat surface, infinite in size, on which the drawing is made.