Unit Test #1 Flashcards
Picture Plane
The surface that you draw/paint/print on
Contour Drawing
Drawing using one line sensitive to the outside of an object.
Value
The darkness or lightness of a medium or colour.
Light Logic
A system of light and shadow effects to show volume/depth.
Medium/Media
The tools used to create an artwork.
Portrait
A representational image of a person or animal.
Asymmetrical Balance
When two different objects visually weigh the same.
Subject Matter
What the artist chooses to depict.
Movement
Can be both implied or physical.
Neutrals
White, black, grey.
Tint
Created when you add white to a colour.
Shade
Created when you add black to a colour.
Light
Reveals form. Colour is a reflection of this.
Landscape
An outdoor scene, usually of nature, but that can include cities or buildings.
Intensity
The brightness or dullness of a medium or colour.
Measuring one part against another is called:
Proportion
When two opposites bring out the best in each other:
Contrast
Capturing an action or movement is called:
Gesture Drawing
Depicting an inanimate object, carefully arranged is called:
Still Life
A continuous mark on a surface is an example of:
Real Line
Two objects that are identical in shape size and visual weight are an example of:
Symmetrical Balance
A leaf is an example of:
Organic Shape
Clouds are examples of:
Freeform Shape
A circle, square, and triangle are examples of:
Geometric Shape
A process by which ink is forced to fill lines cut into a metal surface:
Intaglio
A screen print that has been handmade by an artist:
Seriograph
The image to be printed is drawn on a limestone, zinc or aluminium surface with a special greasy crayon:
Lithography
The image to be printed is raised from the background:
Relief Printing
A dotted line is an example of:
Implied Line
The glare found on an object:
Highlight
When light boucness off a surface and onto an object:
Reflected Light
A shadow of a person cast on the sidewalk by the sun:
Crest Shadow
The darkest shadow found directly underneath an object:
Cast Shadow
To make an object 3D, we pay attention to detail and light source/shadow using:
Value
The path along which the ey efollows a regular arrangement of motifs:
Rhythm
To promote attention to certain areas/objects/feelings:
Emphasis
The depiction of an inanimate object:
Still Life
Pencil, charcoal, crayon, chalk and pastel are examples of:
Dry Media
The art or technique of producing images on a surface, typically paper, by means of marks, usually of ink, graphite or chalk:
Drawing
The colouring agent is suspended in liquid:
Wet Media
What is the difference between visual movement and physical movement?
Visual movement: Eyes are led across the picture plane, scene doesn’t move. Physical movement: Object is drawn performing an action or gesture to be actually in motion.
Who invented the printing press and when?
Johannes Gutenberg invented it in 1455.
What is the difference between chiaroscuro and tenebroso?
Chiaroscuro is Italian for “bright-dark” and is the method of puttin an object into a spotlight, pionerred by Leonardo DaVinci. Tenebroso is Italian for “dark-dark” and is the method of placing an object in the dark to create suspense, mystery, or contemplation. The main difference between the two is where the object is placed.
