Chapter 1, 2, & 3 Terms

Question 1

Visual reality

Answer 1

Artist paints exactly what he sees

Question 2

Expressive Reality

Answer 2

Artist paints with emotion and feelings (I.E. Guernica by Picasso)

Question 3

Representational Art

Answer 3

a work of art with great naturalism or reality, as if looking out of the window at the world: looks real

Question 4

Abstract Art

Answer 4

still a source in nature or reality, but elements have been distorted or changed for emphasis or expression

Question 5

Non-representational Art

Answer 5

shows no reference to the natural world; works with no recognizable imagery; all emphasis is placed on the fundamentals or elements of design

Question 6

Sfumato Lighting

Answer 6

in Italian, “the soft mist of a fountain.” Soft lighting in Renaissance paintings originally used by Leonardo da Vinci. It makes both edges and details unclear. The lack of definite edges forces viewers to use their imagination, making portraits like Mona Lisa seem more lifelike.

Question 7

Two-dimensional space

Answer 7

Flat space that can only be viewed from one side. Anything that exists in this space will have height and width but no depth. However, two-dimensional art forms often create the illusion of depth. Drawing and painting are examples of two-dimensional art forms.

Question 8

Three-dimensional space

Answer 8

The kind of space we actually live in. It contains objects that can be viewed from all sides, objects that have height, width, and depth. Sculpture and architecture are examples of three-dimensional art forms

Question 9

Gestural Lines

Answer 9

A line that is drawn to capture movement or motion

Question 10

Geometric Shapes

Answer 10

A formation of straight lines or curved ones that progress evenly. (i.e. Squares, triangles,, circles, etc…)

Question 11

Organic Shapes

Answer 11

A formation created by uneven curves.

Question 12

Abstract Shapes

Answer 12

Representational shapes that have been simplified. You can still recognize what it is.

Question 13

Nonrepresentational Shapes

Answer 13

Shapes that are not meant to be seen in the real world.

Question 14

Chiaroscuro

Answer 14

(Literally light/dark) makes the figures and forms come dramatically alive.

Question 15

Hue

Answer 15

The name of a color on the color wheel or spectrum.

Question 16

Tint

Answer 16

Hues that have been lightened by white

Question 17

Shade

Answer 17

Hues that have been darkened by black

Question 18

Neutral Colors

Answer 18

White, Black, and Gray

Question 19

Primary Colors

Answer 19

Red, Blue, and Yellow

Question 20

Secondary Colors

Answer 20

Green, Orange, and Purple

Question 21

Complementary Colors

Answer 21

Colors that are directly across from one another on the color wheel.

Question 22

Value

Answer 22

The relative lightness or darkness of a color.

Question 23

Analogous Colors

Answer 23

Colors that are adjacent on the color wheel

Question 24

Warm Colors

Answer 24

Half of the colors on the color wheel from yellow, orange, and red

Question 25

Cool Colors

Answer 25

Half of the color wheel with colors blue, green, and purple

Question 26

Local Color

Answer 26

The general color of anything we see, without considering the light or effect of colors adjacent.

Question 27

Naturalistic Color

Answer 27

Colors that imitate those of the real world

Question 28

Arbitrary Colors

Answer 28

non realistic colors

Question 29

Picture Plane

Answer 29

The playing field of art elements

Question 30

Figure (Positive Form)

Answer 30

The shape of an art element

Question 31

Ground (Negative Form)

Answer 31

The shape of the space or ground around art elements.

Question 32

Symmetrical balance

Answer 32

A balance where there is general equivalence of shape and position on opposite sides of a central axis; folded in half the shapes would match

Question 33

Radial balance

Answer 33

All elements revolve around one central point

Question 34

Asymmetrical balance

Answer 34

An intuitive balance of visual weights that results in a more dynamic equilibrium than radial or symmetrical balance

Question 35

Emphasis

Answer 35

The part that is more focuses on or emphasized

Question 36

Proportion

Answer 36

The relative sizes of the parts of an object to each other

Question 37

Scale

Answer 37

The relative size between an object and a constant, usually the size of a person

Question 38

Atmospheric perspective

Answer 38

A method of creating a sense of deep space in two-dimensional art based on the effect our atmosphere has on things seen at a distance.

Question 39

Linear perspective

Answer 39

The principal means of creating the illusion of the third dimension or depth in Western 2d art. All parallel lines meet at a point called the vanishing point.

Question 40

Vanishing point

Answer 40

In linear perspective, a point where parallel lines appear to converge on the horizon.