Midterm

Question 1

a mark or implied mark between 2 endpoint

Answer 1

line

Question 2

a 2-dimensional area with the boundaries defined by lines or suggested by changes in
color or value

Answer 2

shape

Question 3

a flat surface, often implied in a composition

Answer 3

plane

Question 4

-a drastic difference between such elements as color or value when they are present
together

Answer 4

contrast

Question 5

the creation of the illusion of depth in a 2-dimensional image by using mathematic
principles

Answer 5

perspective

Question 6

the surface quality of a work, for example fine/coarse, detailed/lacking detail,
rough/smooth, etc.

Answer 6

texture

Question 7

the distance (real or illusionary) between identifiable points or planes

Answer 7

space

Question 8

a characteristic way in which an artist or group of artists uses visual language to give a
work an identifiable form of visual expression.

Answer 8

style

Question 9

a line that is not actually drawn but is suggested by elements in the work

Answer 9

implied line

Question 10

a principle of art that is the regular or ordered repetition of elements in a work of art

Answer 10

rhythm

Question 11

the basic vocabulary of art–line, form, shape, volume, mass, color, texture,
space, time and motion, and value

Answer 11

elements of art

Question 12

he ways the elements of art are constructed in a work of art–contrast, balance,
unity, variety, rhythm, emphasis, pattern, scale, proportion, and focal point

Answer 12

principles of art

Question 13

the lightness or darkness of a plane or area

Answer 13

value

Question 14

the optical effect caused when reflected white light of the spectrum is divided into
separate wavelengths

Answer 14

color

Question 15

the space filled by or enclosed by a three dimensional figure or object

Answer 15

volume

Question 16

an arrangement of predictably repeated elements

Answer 16

pattern

Question 17

an area of lightest value in a work

Answer 17

highlight

Question 18

the imposition of order and harmony on a design

Answer 18

unity

Question 19

the diversity of different ideas, media, and elements in a work

Answer 19

variety

Question 20

the relationship in size between a work’s individual parts and the whole

Answer 20

proportion

Question 21

an object that can be defined in 3 dimensions relative to another object or artwork, or to a
system of measurement

Answer 21

scale

Question 22

an object that can be defined in three dimensions (height, weight, and depth)

Answer 22

form

Question 23

a volume that has or gives the illusion of having weight, density, and bulk

Answer 23

mass

Question 24

three dimensional form composed of regular planes and curves

Answer 24

geometric form

Question 25

three dimensional form made up of unpredictable, irregular planes that suggest
the natural world

Answer 25

organic form

Question 26

a free-standing sculpted work that can be viewed from all sides

Answer 26

in the round

Question 27

the part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer

Answer 27

foreground

Question 28

any sculpture that stands separate from walls or other surfaces so that it can be
viewed from a 360-degree range, another way to describe a sculpture in the round

Answer 28

freestanding

Question 29

the center of interest or activity in a work of art, often drawing the viewer’s attention
to the most important element

Answer 29

focal point

Question 30

the distance (real or illusionary) between identifiable points or planes

Answer 30

space

Question 31

the creation of the illusion of depth in a 2-dimensional image by using mathematic
principles

Answer 31

perspective

Question 32

the material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art, for example
canvas and oil paint, marble, engraving, video, or architecture

Answer 32

medium

Question 33

the part of a work depicted furthest from the viewer’s space, often behind the main
subject matter

Answer 33

background

Question 34

in perspective systems, imaginary sightline extending from forms to the vanishing
point

Answer 34

orthogonal

Question 35

the surface of a painting or drawing

Answer 35

picture plane

Question 36

a drastic difference between such elements as color or value when they are present
together

Answer 36

contrast

Question 37

a description of color based on our associations with warmth and coolness

Answer 37

temperature

Question 38

the surface or background onto which an artist paints or draws

Answer 38

ground

Question 39

a color that is weaker than its brightest or most pure state

Answer 39

tone

Question 40

the degree of purity of a color

Answer 40

chroma

Question 41

a color lighter in value than its purist state

Answer 41

tint

Question 42

a color darker in value than its purist state

Answer 42

shade

Question 43

colors made by mixing complementary hues

Answer 43

neutral

Question 44

colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel

Answer 44

analogous colors

Question 45

the colored material used in paints, often made from finely ground minerals

Answer 45

pigment

Question 46

three basic colors from which all others are derived

Answer 46

primary colors

Question 47

colors mixed from 2 primary colors

Answer 47

secondary colors

Question 48

colors that can be mixed from a secondary and a primary color

Answer 48

tertiary colors

Question 49

the overall design or organization of a work of art

Answer 49

composition