Art I Exam Study Guide
Across
- 3. a visual path for the viewer to follow across a composition. This can include visual representations of movement or actual movement through kinetic art
- 4. the area filled by the object or objects in a work of art
- 9. colors created from combining two primary colors (green, orange, violet)
- 10. line, space, shape, color, value, form, texture
- 14. not able to be seen through; not transparent
- 18. the way that different parts of a composition relate to one another. There are 4 types of balance: symmetrical, approximate symmetry, asymmetrical and radial.
- 23. the area that surrounds the object or objects in a work of art
- 24. the name of the color or the color itself
- 26. a long, narrow mark or band
- 27. various tints and shades of a single color
- 28. from nature, free form or irregular
- 29. colors not on the color wheel
- 30. a shading technique in which the artist rubs from dark areas of a drawing to light area to create a gradual change in the lightness or darkness
- 32. the distances or areas around, between, and within components of a piece.
- 34. view of an object from below as seen from the lowest place
- 35. the middle of a painting or area between the foreground and the background, often where the main action takes place
- 36. what you want the focus to be on, usually located in the foreground and has the most detail.
- 37. the relationship of size, location or amount of one thing to another
- 39. colors such as blue, purple and green (typical things that remind you of water and being cool)
- 43. used to mix all the other colors, but cannot be mixed from other colors themselves (red, blue, yellow)
- 45. the height from with an artist sees the subject and determines where the horizon line is
- 47. colors opposite each other on the color wheel (green/red; blue/orange; yellow/puruple)
- 49. the brightness or dullness of a color
Down
- 1. balance, unity, contrast, emphasis, pattern, movement and rhythm
- 2. allowing light; transparent; easily seen through
- 5. elevated view of an object from above
- 6. man-made, precise or regular
- 7. the face and its expression are the focus
- 8. colors such as red, yellow, orange (typically known as warm like fire)
- 11. art that tells a story
- 12. colors created from combining one primary color and one secondary color (blue-green, - red-orange, yellow-green, ect.)
- 13. placing distant objects higher in the picture plane
- 15. the part of a scene or picture that is farthest from the viewer: the area that is behind the main figure or object in a work of art
- 16. the ground or parts situated in the front of an art work; the portion of a scene that is closest to the viewer
- 17. the size of one object compared to the size of something else
- 19. larger differences in a design. Can be seen with opposite colors, dramatic value scales or various sizes of objects
- 20. the significance or importance that you give something. This can be achieved by focal point, style or scale.
- 21. review or examine something critically
- 22. the height a viewer’s eyes are positioned to the ground and in relation to the horizon line
- 25. placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art
- 31. an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration
- 33. quick drawing focused on major details
- 38. the perceived surface quality of a work of art
- 39. form of protection legally provided for original works or ideas
- 40. a circular format for organizing color in order to show the relationships between colors
- 41. a tiny sketch
- 42. the overall physical nature of an artwork, or the shapes that make up an artwork
- 44. does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world
- 46. line a line that is not actually drawn, but suggested by a part of an image
- 48. to lighten a color (add a color to white)