Unit 05 L01: Elements Of Visual Arts

Question 1

It is the basic building block of visual design.

Answer 1

Lines

Question 2

what is the conventional definition of line?

Answer 2

It is the path left by a moving point or can be thought of as an extended mark.

Question 3

Enumerate the different functions of line.

Answer 3

1) It is used by an artist to control our vision by creating direction.
2) It is used to make an outline and define form.
3) It implies movement and emphasis.
4) It creates pattern and texture.
5) It creates shading and modelling (value and chiaroscuro)

Question 4

2 types of line

Answer 4

General line & implied line

Question 5

Lines which actual lines which are shown when they are emphasized by making them
thick and bold.

Answer 5

General types

Question 6

Lines which are formed when lines are suggested through formation of objects, and lines formed by edges to separate objects.

Answer 6

implied lines

Question 7

most appealing element and one of the most expressive elements

Answer 7

Color

Question 8

Why is color the most appealing element and one of the most expressive elements?

Answer 8

Because color affects the psychological and physiological responses; its quality affects our emotions directly and immediately.

Question 9

Color can exist without the presence of light. True or false?

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The characteristic of a color that refers to that color’s position on the color wheel.

Answer 10

Hue

Question 11

Value denotes the _ or _ of color, or the quantity of _ a color
reflects.

Answer 11

lightness or darkness; light

Question 12

Intensity is the quality of light in a color. True or False?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

When complementary hues such as yellow and violet, red and green, blue and orange
are mixed, it will result in a neutral brown. True or False?

Answer 13

False; neutral gray

Question 14

We cannot change value without changing _.

Answer 14

intensity

Question 15

Complementary color scheme is composed of _ of the primary colors and the _.

Answer 15

one; combinations of the two others

Question 16

complement of red is _

Answer 16

green

Question 17

It is composed of one color and two colors on either side of its complement.

Answer 17

Split complementary scheme

Question 18

Give at least 2 functions of color.

Answer 18

1. To give spatial quality to the pictorial field.
2. To create mood and symbolize ideas.
3. To serve as a vehicle for the expression of personal emotions and feelings.
4. To attract and direct attention as a means of giving organization to a composition.
5. To accomplish aesthetic appeal by a system of well-ordered color relationships
6. To identify objects by describing the superficial facts of their appearance.

Question 19

It is a two-dimensional area with identifiable boundaries.

Answer 19

Shape

Question 20

these are called biomorphic and
geometrical shapes

Answer 20

Non-objective shapes

Question 21

curvilinear shapes in art that suggest the possibility of life

Answer 21

Biomorphic shapes

Question 22

Geometric shapes are _.

Answer 22

rectilinear (straight line) shapes

Question 23

It refers to the technique which concentrates to the effects of blending of light and shade on objects to create an illusion of space and atmosphere.

Answer 23

Chiaroscuro

Question 24

It is the style of painting which exaggerates the effects of chiaroscuro.

Answer 24

Tenebrism

Question 25

It refers to the feel or tactile quality of the surface of an object, whether the surface
is rough or smooth, grooved or ridged, furry or silky. It is an illusion; can be determined w/o the sense of touch.

Answer 25

Texture