Midterm review

Question 1

What is the art about? Can be a person, thing, or idea

Answer 1

Subject

Question 2

How is the art arranged/ organized?

Answer 2

Composition

Question 3

Why was the art created? The intellectual or emotional message?

Answer 3

Content

Question 4

The outline of an object

Answer 4

Contour Lines (Line)

Question 5

Lines that fade or disappear then reappear in a way that implies where the missing portion is.

Answer 5

Implied Lines (Line)

Question 6

lines (real or implied) that lead the viewer’s eye to the artwork’s Focal Point, an area of emphasis.

Answer 6

Leading Lines (Line)

Question 7

Repeating strokes of an art tool producing clustered (usually parallel) lines to create values.

Answer 7

Hatching (Line)

Question 8

What are the three Components of an Artwork?

Answer 8

Subject, Composition, Content

Question 9

A convincing copy of an object’s texture in any medium

Answer 9

Implied/ Simulated Texture (Texture)

Question 10

A surface that can be experienced through the sense of touch

Answer 10

Actual Texture (Texture)

Question 11

An Italian word for “mixture”, used to describe a painting technique wherein paint is thickly laid on a surface, so that brushstrokes or palette knife marks are visible

Answer 11

Impasto (Texture)

Question 12

A texture created from the imagination of the artist. It generally produces a Decorative Pattern

Answer 12

Invented Texture (Texture)

Question 13

A texture created from the imagination of the artist. It generally produces a Decorative Pattern

Answer 13

Invented Texture (Texture)

Question 14

A repeating element and/or design that can produce a new set of characteristics

Answer 14

Pattern (Texture)

Question 15

The relative lightness or darkness

Answer 15

Value

Question 16

Difference between values

Answer 16

Contrast

Question 17

Uses values that are medium grey or lighter

Answer 17

High-key value

Question 18

Uses values that are medium grey or darker

Answer 18

Low-key value

Question 19

Uses values that are medium grey or darker

Answer 19

Low-key value

Question 20

The relative lightness or darkness of a surface independent of the amount of light falling on it

Answer 20

Local Value

Question 21

Art that is three-dimensional and encloses volume; including height, width, and depth

Answer 21

Form

Question 22

_______forms are typically man-made (cube, sphere, pyramid, cylinder, etc.)

Answer 22

Geometric

Question 23

________ forms usually do not have specific names associated with them and are often associated with naturally occurring forms

Answer 23

Free-flowing or Organic

Question 24

An Italian term that translates as “light-dark” and refers to the use of strong contrasting values

In 2D art, this type of “dramatic lighting” is often used to achieve a sense of form

Answer 24

Chiaroscuro

Question 25

What are the primary colors?

Answer 25

Red, Blue, Yellow

Question 26

What are the secondary colors?

Answer 26

Green, Purple/Violet, Orange

Question 27

What are the Tertiary colors?

Answer 27

Yellow-Green, Yellow-Orange, Red-Orange, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet, and Blue-Green

Question 28

The name of a color or its position on the color wheel

Answer 28

Hue

Question 29

Colors across from each other on the color wheel

Answer 29

Complimentary colors

Question 30

The intensity/vividness of a color

Answer 30

Saturation

Question 31

What happens when you mix complementary colors?

Answer 31

The colors will mute/ desaturate

Question 32

Pure Hue + White

Answer 32

Tint

Question 33

Pure Hue + Black and White

Answer 33

Tone

Question 34

Pure Hue + Black

Answer 34

Shade