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(M) L1.1: Elements of Art (Visual) Flashcards

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> These lines are parallel to the horizon; they do not slant
They are geometric, hard, and impersonal
Some move from right to left or vice versa
Usually indicate calmness and rest

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Horizontal Lines

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> These lines start from the bottom going up or vice versa
They do not lean
These show strength, balance, and stability
Monuments are usual examples of this

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Vertical Lines

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> These lines are between a vertical and horizontal line
Look as if they are rising or falling (positive or negative implications)

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Diagonal Lines

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T or F: Positive diagonals indicate stress, frustration, or defeat while negative lines indicate movement or action

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False (reverse)

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> These are formed through a mixture of diagonal lines
Diagonals form angles and change direction suddenly
These indicate chaos, conflict, and confusion

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Zigzag Lines

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> These lines are curvilinear
Are organic, natural, and adjust direction regularly

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Curved Lines

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T or F: Wiggly lines do not form curved lines

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False (they can form spirals and circles)

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A curved line that goes around itself forms what?

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Spiral

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When curved lines continuously move in opposite directions, they form what?

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Wavy lines

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These are lines that are intentionally shown in an artwork

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Actual Lines

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These lines are drawn to make the viewer feel involved in interpreting the composition by seeing and connecting lines where none actually exist

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Implied Lines

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T or F: Implied lines suggest movement and can add fluidity to the work

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True

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T or F: Implied lines do not disappear, fade, or stop at any point before reappearing again

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False (they do)

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> The most expressive element of art
Can appeal to our emotions and interact with the physiology of the visual system
A property of light

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Color

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T or F: Color is only seen when light bypasses an object

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False (surrounds)

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T or F: Absence of light can still show perceived colors

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False (cannot)

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Who discovered the different rays of colors by passing a white light beam through a prism?

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Isaac Newton

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T or F: Red has the shortest wavelength while violet has the longest

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False (reverse)

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T or F: The colors of the rainbow come from white light

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True

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> Refers to the name in which a color is known
Determined by the wavelength of light physically given by a color

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Hue

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> Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color
Pertains to the absence of white or black

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Value

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T or F: Hues can exist in different degrees of values

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True

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When white light is added to a color, it is called _______

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Tint

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When black is mixed with a hue, it is called ______

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Shade

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> Refers to how pure a color is (absence of white, black, or gray)
Distinguishes between a brighter appearance of the hue from a duller one

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Intensity/Saturation

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T or F: Colors with high saturation tend to be dull while those with low saturation tend to be bright

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False (reverse)

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How many color systems exist depending on the source?

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2 (additive and subtractive)

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> These are colors of light
When you combine these colors, the result is white

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Additive

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> These are colors of pigments (paints)
When you combine these colors, the result is black (the mixture cancels out each of the colors’ brightnesses)

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Subtractive

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He was the first to conceptualize the color wheel

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Isaac Newton

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A circle divided equally into 12 parts representing 12 colors and how they relate to one another

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Color Wheel

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T or F: The color wheel is based on pigments that make the mixture additive

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False (subtractive)

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33
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In the color wheel, what are the 3 primary colors?

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Red
Yellow
Blue

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In the colors of light, what are the 3 primary colors?

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Red
Green
Blue

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These are colors that cannot be produced by the mixture of any other colors

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Primary Colors

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These colors result from the combination of 2 primary colors in equal amounts

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Secondary Colors

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In the color wheel, what are the 3 secondary colors?

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Orange
Green
Violet

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In the colors of light, what are the 3 secondary colors?

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Yellow
Cyan
Magenta

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Colors that emerge from the combination of a primary and secondary color

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Intermediate Colors

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40
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What are the intermediate colors?

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Red-orange
Yellow-orange
Yellow-green
Blue-green
Blue-violet
Red-violet

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What is the division of color classifications that make up the 12 colors of the wheel?

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3 - primary
3 - secondary
6 - intermediate

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T or F: Tertiary colors are not the same as intermediate colors

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Both can be applicable according to some sources, read up on this further

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Colors that are formed when you combine 2 secondary colors OR by adding the compliments together in order to neutralize them

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Tertiary

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T or F: Browns and olive greens are considered intermediate colors

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False (tertiary)

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45
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T or F: Not all pigments show color

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True

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> This is the family of colors that refer to blacks, whites, and grays
They do not share any characteristics with other colors because they show no color quality

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Neutrals

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This color is manifested with the presence of ALL COLORS

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White (a surface reflects all wavelengths equally)

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This shade is described as the absence of color

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Black (a surface absorbs all colors and reflects none of them)

49
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This color is described as an impure white created by a partial reflection of all wavelengths

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Gray

50
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T or F: Neutrals are concerned about the quantity of light reflected, while colors are concerned about the quality of light reflected

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True

51
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T or F: Colors have a temperature

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True

52
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These are colors associated with the sun and fire

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Warm colors (red, orange, and yellow)

53
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T or F: Cool colors advance while warm colors recede in a painting

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False (reverse)

54
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These are colors associated with the air, sky, earth, and water

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Cool colors (blue, green, and violet)

55
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The coming together of lines enclosing an area and separating it from its surroundings

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Shape

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T or F: In art, a shape can be discerned by viewing the artwork against the background

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True

57
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These psychologists discovered that the way humans process information is done by organizing stimuli into groups based on similarity, nearness, and figure-ground relationships

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German Gestalt Psychologists

58
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After the human brain processes information that can be chunked together, a perceptual totality that gives the viewer a “whole” is formed, which can be referred to as _______

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Shapes

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> These are shapes that are regular, precise, and present an industrial feel
May be rectilinear or curvilinear

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Geometric Shapes

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> These are shapes that have a natural appearance and represent objects from nature
Usually curvilinear or irregular

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Organic Shapes

61
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These shapes manifest qualities of biological organisms

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Bimorphic shapes

62
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These shapes exist without any basis from nature or geometry

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Amorphous shapes

63
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T or F: Shapes are usually done for objective representation of the world rather than the expression of ideas

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False (reverse); the chosen shapes are more about the personality of the artist rather than objective reality

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These shapes may suggest stability, symmetry, monotony, and independence

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Squares

65
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These shapes may suggest confinement and self-reliance

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Circles

66
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These shapes may suggest creativity

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Oval

67
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These shapes may suggest the feeling of reaching out

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Stars

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> A tricky element of visual arts
Involves both physiological capability of the eyes and physical manipulation of a 2D surface
Gives the viewer the illusion of depth or distance

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Space

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This type of vision refers to the perception of depth due to the distance between two eyes

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Stereoscopic Vision

70
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This gives the viewer 2 images of the object (one from each eye) which is physiologically merged into one image

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Retinal Disparity

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This type of vision involves the movement of the eyes when looking at or viewing the object

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Kinesthetic Vision

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T or F: More ocular movements occur when an object is near while less ocular movements occur when an object is far

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True

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> When objects are grouped, not all parts will be seen
Nearer objects will have complete details while farther objects will have less details as they will be covered by the objects in front of them

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Overlapping

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> Nearer objects will be perceived as larger while farther objects will be perceived as smaller

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Relative Size and Linear Perspective

75
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T or F: Relative mass is supported by linear perspective

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False (relative size)

76
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T or F: Parallel lines that do not meet at a distance give the illusion of distance

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False (that do meet)

77
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> aka Aerial Perspective
Illusion of depth is created through gradients

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Atmospheric Perspective

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Refers to a gradual change in either color, texture, brightness, color intensity, etc.

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Gradient

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The lower part of the painting that is nearest to the viewer

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Foreground

80
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The second part of an artwork located at the center of the canvas

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Middle Ground

81
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The upper part of the picture plane which is usually the most faded

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Background

82
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T or F: Objects in the foreground would be more detailed and bigger than those in the background

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True

83
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Who stated this?
“Art is a product of human creativity and is always dependent on individual interpretations and responses”

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Ocvirk

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> This element is also known as light and shadow
The gradual change from light to dark and vice versa
Results in the illusion of form and depth

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Value

85
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Refers to changes in the amount of reflected light from white to gray to black and vice versa

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Achromatic Value

86
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T or F: Light rays equally shine on all surfaces of an object

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False (a shadow is cast where light is blocked by the object)

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T or F: Cast shadows will always appear black

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False (can range from gray to black)

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The technique of using light and shadow in painting

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Chiaroscuro

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He exploited the use of chiaroscuro in his paintings

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Leonardo da Vinci

90
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Refers to the gradual blending of light and shadow

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Sfumato

91
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He introduced sfumato

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Leonardo da Vinci (notably seen in the Mona Lisa)

92
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This artist went a step further with chiaroscuro and exaggerated the use of shadows called “dark manner”

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Caravaggio

93
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The dark manner of a painting was what characterized paintings from what period?

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Baroque Period

94
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This is another term for “dark manner” or the exaggeration of chiaroscuro

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Tenebrism

95
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He was the artist who perfected Tenebrism in his works

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Rembrandt

96
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> This is derived from the Latin of “weaving”
Defined as how the surface of a material feels and looks like

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Texture

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T or F: Texture is not only felt, but seen

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True

98
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Seeing texture without touching is also known as?

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Visual texture

99
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T or F: A surface’s characteristics depends on the degree to which it is formed together

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False (broken into different components)

100
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> This type of texture refers to the real feel and look
Usually seen in 3D works of art

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Actual Texture

101
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Presenting texture in paintings by putting thick layers of pigment is called?

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Impasto Paintings

102
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Impasto paintings were explicitly seen in whose works?

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Van Gogh’s

103
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The technique of pasting real objects (e.g. paper, leaves, strings, etc.) is called?

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Collage

104
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The collage technique was first introduced by which 2 artists?

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Picasso and Braque

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> This type of texture refers to a surface that looks real but is not
Exhibits the skill of the artist to exactly copy reality
The artworks can be mistaken for the real objects as it “fools the eye”

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Simulated Texture

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T or F: Imitation of reality is the challenge of actual texture

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False (simulated)

107
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> This type of texture allows the artist to focus on one aspect of real texture and emphasize it
It modifies the texture of the whole composition

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Abstract Texture

108
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T or F: Abstract texture focuses more on decorative and aesthetic effects than imitation

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True

109
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T or F: There is still an attempt to fool the eye in abstract texture

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False (none)

110
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> This type of texture is a product of the artist’s imagination
Usually seen in abstract artwork

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Invented Texture

111
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T or F: Invented texture can never represent something that is real

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False (it can)

112
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T or F: Time occurs through motion

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False (motion occurs through time)

113
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These can show direct actions in which a movement is perceived immediately or show an intended path for the viewer to follow

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Motion

114
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> This type of motion incorporates real movement in art (kinetic art)
Observed in modern sculptures
Can be made mobile by nature (air and water) or through machines with an energy source

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Actual Movement

115
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This artist employed changes in air currents for his sculptures to move, he called his works as “mobiles”

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Alexander Calder

116
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This type of motion uses a variety of lines with some degree of repetition, changes in position, scaling, object size, and varying proportions that can create the perception of passing time

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Implied Movement

117
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Technique of creating optical sensations through repetition and manipulation of color, shape, and lines

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Op Art

118
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An example of implied movement was the painting “Nude Descending a Staircase” which was made by whom?

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Marcel Duchamp

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