Visual Arts

Question 1

Principles of Art: Rhythm

Answer 1

Repetition of a part of a work makes it seem lively or gives the impression of movement or vibration.

Question 2

Principles of Art: Balance / Symmetry

Answer 2

balancing the parts of a piece of art to make it look right. Balance makes the watcher feel like all the parts are in the right place. Visual mismatch makes people feel uneasy.

Question 3

Perception

Answer 3

Development and organization of ideas from the environment through greater visual awareness and sensitivity to surroundings, memory, and imagination.

Question 4

Elements of Art: Shape

Answer 4

Shape is a 2-dimensional area defined by a boundary.

Question 5

Elements of Art: Space

Answer 5

Space is the area between or around shapes and forms.

Question 6

Principles of Art: Proportion

Answer 6

How big things are in relation to each other in an outline. How one part fits in with another and with the whole.

Question 7

Analogous Colors

Answer 7

Neighbors on the color wheel that have a common hue

violet, red-violet, red, red-orange and orange all have red in common

Question 8

Opposite Color / Complementary Colors

Answer 8

Are positioned as opposites on the color wheel

Red/Green

Question 9

Principles of Art: Emphasis

Answer 9

Stressing one element or area in a work of art to make it attract the viewer’s attention first.

Question 10

Elements of Art: Value

Answer 10

The amount of lightness or darkness a color possesses. White and Black are neutral colors. Adding one of them to a color will change the value.

Question 11

Primary Colors

Answer 11

red, yellow, blue; a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing

Question 12

Element of Art

Answer 12

a work of art’s most important or basic part. In a work of art, an artist can use one or more aspects at the same time.

Question 13

Principles of Art: Pattern

Answer 13

The visual repetition of elements such as line, shape, and color, and can be 2D decoration.

Question 14

Elements of Art: Texture

Answer 14

Texture is the way things feel or appear to feel.

Question 15

Divergent Instruction

Answer 15

leads the student to a wide range of answers, many of which the teacher doesn’t know or see. This way of teaching focuses on the student’s natural skills.

Question 16

Principles of Art: Contrast

Answer 16

Differences in values, colors, textures and other elements to achieve emphasis and unity.

Question 17

Hue

Answer 17

The name of a color

blue-green

Question 18

Tertiary Colors

Answer 18

Occur when a primary color is mixed with a neighboring secondary color on the color wheel

blue + green = blue-green

Question 19

The Four Strands of Learning

Answer 19

How the TEKS are set up for Visual Arts. Perception Expression/performance of creativity History and culture are important Response/evaluation

Question 20

Principles of Art: Unity

Answer 20

The way that parts and ideas are put together in a piece of media to make it feel complete or whole. Unity makes it easier to see how all the parts of a piece of art work together.

Question 21

Convergent Instruction

Answer 21

leads the student to only a few answers. A skill could be taught using this method.

Question 22

Monochromatic

Answer 22

containing or using only one color, but may have different values.

Question 23

Elements of Art: Line

Answer 23

A moving point on a paper or other surface. It has both length and width.

Question 24

Elements of Art: Color

Answer 24

From the way light is reflected. The brain registers color based on how the eyes react to different types of light.

Question 25

Principles of Art

Answer 25

How the different parts of an artwork are put together; can be used on its own or with other concepts.

Question 26

Secondary Colors

Answer 26

orange, green, purple; occur when two primary colors are mixed.

Question 27

Elements of Art: Form

Answer 27

Forms are 3-dimensional shapes, having height, width and depth.