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Grade9 Exam Review Flashcards

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Define Line

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The path of a moving point through space.

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What are the 6 elements of design?

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Line, Space, Form/Shape, Colour, Texture, Value

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5 ways line can vary.

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Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, Curved, Zigzag

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Define shape

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A line joined end to end. An area clearly set off.

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4 types of shape.

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Geometric, Organic, Simple, Complex

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Define Value

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Refers to the lightness or darkness of a hue. Can be changed by adding black or white.

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Define Form

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An object with 3 dimensions. An artwork can have form (sculpture, architecture) or imply it through shading .

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Define Texture

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Refers to the way things feel or look as though they might feel if touched.

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Define Colour

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Colour relies on light- what the eye sees when light reflects off an object.

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List the 3 types of balance.

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Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, Radial

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Define contrast and give two examples.

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Contrast is when there is a large difference between how an element is used. Ex. Rough and Smooth (texture) or Red and Green (colour)

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Define pattern and give an example.

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Pattern refers to the repetition or reoccurrence of a design element. It is either random or regular and establishes a regular beat. Ex. ABABABAB

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Define Motif.

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The part of a pattern that is repeated.

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Expressive line drawing

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A kind of line that seems to spring directly from the artists emotions/feelings. Loose, gestural, energetic, and a lot of curved lines.

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Blind contour

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A drawing style defined by edges. It is done completely with no eye contact with the drawing surface. The study is purely object observation.

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Contour line

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A drawing style defined by surface edges. Line is used to describe the shape, form, and surface of an object.

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Cross-contour line

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A drawing style which uses line worked across the page so that it describes/defines the form and shape of the object.

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No-tan drawing

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A drawing style that reduces an image to shapes of shadow and light with no mid tones.

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Gesture drawing

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The purpose is to capture the feeling of motion with a quickly done loose sketch.

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Composition

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A work of art.

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Rule of thirds

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The best place to have your centre of interest. It creates emphasis that is offset to allow your eyes to move around.

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Centre of interest

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A point it the composition where the viewers eyes are drawn towards.

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Stippling

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A method of shading done with a pen. Involves the repetition of dots. The closer the dots, the darker the tone.

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Cross-hatching

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A method of shading using a fine liner. It is a building up of parallel lines that cross over each other in various directions.

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Highlight

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A bright or reflective area in a painting, picture ect.

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Cast shadow

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The shadow cast by a form onto a nearby surface.

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Positive space

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The space that an objects occupies. The thing is the positive space.

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Negative space

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The space around the object.

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Foreground

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The part of a composition that is nearest to the veiwer.

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Middle ground

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The middle distance of a composition.

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Background

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The area or scenery farthest back in a composition.

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Media

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The substance used to create a work of art.

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Gesso

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A paint primer. A mixture of paint and glue that allows for paint to stick to different surfaces.

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Wash

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A transparent watercolour made by diluting pigment. The more water added, the lighter the tone.

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Graded wash

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Wash ranging from dark to light of one colour.

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Dry brush

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Using slightly thicker paint on the end of a dry brush to create textures.

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Wet on wet

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Wet colour applied directly beside or on top of another colour so that the two colours blend together.

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Wet on dry

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Applying a wet wash over an already dry wash for crisp clean edges.

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Lino-tile

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A piece of linoleum which you carve out to make your print.

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Positive space

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The space that the object/thing occupies.

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Negative space

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The area around the object.

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Burin

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The tool used to carve out the the Lino-tile.

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Brayer

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An ink roller used to spread the ink into the tile.

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Artist proof

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The very first print that an artist makes. Titled with an A.P.

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Edition number

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A fraction in the corner of a print that compared the sequence number to the total number of sequences in the edition.

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Printing press

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The machine that transfers the ink from the tile onto the paper with a large amount of compression.

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Relief printing

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Printing process in which the raised edges resemble where the ink will be.

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Perspective

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Representing three-dimensional objects and depth relationships on a two-dimensional surface.

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Converging lines

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As parallel lines move away from you, they appear to be meeting at the vanishing point on the horizon line.

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Horizon line

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Also known as eye-level; it is always straight and horizontal and represents the curve of the earth where our eyes can no longer see.

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Vanishing point

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A point that lies on the horizon line where all parallel lines converge.

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Bird’s eye view

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When it looks as if the viewer is looking down, from above the object.

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Worm’s eye view

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When the artist makes it look like you are looking up from below the object.

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What are the three properties of colour and their definitions?

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Hue: refers to the name of a colour.
Value: the lightness or darkness of a given hue.
Intensity: refers to the brightness or dullness of a hue.

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Tint

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Achieved by adding white.

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Tone

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The amount if light or greyness.

56
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Prism

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A solid geometric figure whose two faces are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures. And whose sides are parallel.
A 3d shape used to refract light into its colour spectrum.

57
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How many major divisions are in the colour wheel?

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12

58
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What are the primary colours ?

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Red, Yellow, and Blue.

59
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What are the secondary colours?

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Orange, Green, and Violete

60
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What are the intermediate colours?

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Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-Violete, and red-Violete.

61
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What are the 5 colour schemes?

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Monochromatic, analogous, complimentary, split complimentary, and triad.

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Define monochromatic and state whether it creates harmony or contrast.

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Various tints and shades of one colour. Creates harmony.

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Define analogous and state whether it creates harmony or contrast.

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Any three colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel. Creates harmony.

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Define complimentary and state whether it creates harmony or contrast.

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Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel. Creates contrast.

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Define split-complimentary and state whether it creates harmony or contrast.

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A three colour combination of one hue plus the hues on either side of its compliment. Creates contrast.

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Define triad and state whether it creates harmony or contrast.

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Any three colours that are of equal distance from each other on the colour wheel. Creates contrast.

67
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What year did the group of seven form?

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1920

68
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Where was the group of seven from?

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Canada

69
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What did the group of seven paint?

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Landscape art.

70
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What are two reasons why the group of seven formed a group?

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They had similar interests in Canadian landscape art and

71
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Who inspired the group of seven?

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72
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List three things that the group of seven accomplished as a group.

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They created Canada’s first real art movement.
They were featured in the 1924 Wembley exhibition in England.
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73
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List two reasons why the group of seven are important Canadian painters.

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