ART 1 Final Exam Review

ART 1 Final Exam Review

visual art

A person's ability to express something silently he/she knows, sees or feels through media is called...

shade

A dark value of a color made by adding black is

called...

monochromatic

A color scheme consisting of gradations/values of one color is referred to as...

polychromatic

A color scheme consisting of two or more colors is called...

unity

The quality of wholeness or oneness (A principle

of design).

abstraction

A style of art that distorts a shape in such a way as to concentrate on the essence of a thing. Usually is done by simplification.

cultural

Three types of color responses are Psychological, Physical & ...

color

A visual sensation created when light is reflected off a surface and seen by the eye is called...

formal balance

Symmetrical balance is a type of...

color convention

An emotional response to color is known as a...

positive and negative

Space is both...

visual or tactile

Texture may be...

intensity

The three properties of color are Hue, Value

and ...

composition

The way the principles of design are used to organize the elements of art is called...

line

A continuous mark made on the surface by a moving point is called a...

Expressionism

A Twentieth Century art movement in which artists tried to communicate their strong emotional feelings & stressed personal feeling over the composition is called...

right

When drawing it is said that using the ________ hemisphere will allow for a more successful product?

radial

A type of balance where the elements of art come out from a central point is called ?

one point perspective

Offers a front/side view (and uses verticals, horizontals, consistent diagonals and vanishing points) is called?

scoring

To make rough indentations with a pointed tool or toothbrush as a step before adding slip to the surface of the two pieces being joined is called?

slip

Clay diluted with water to a creamy consistency and used to join two pieces of clay is called?

cool

These colors calm/relax and appear to recede and are called?

kiln

An oven or furnace used for drying, firing, and glazing clay creations is called?

vanishing point

These lines or planes receding into the distance appear to meet at the same point which is called ?

shape

Defines space using only height and width and is called ?

secondary

A name for a group of colors that are made by combining 2 primary colors is called?

warm

These colors stimulate/excite and appear to advance are called ?

perspective

Creates the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface ?

ellipse

A circle drawn in perspective is known as an ?

smaller

Objects in the distance appear what than those that are close?

value

What is the degree of lightness or darkness of a hue called?

harmony

Accents similarities and binds the picture parts into a whole; uses repetition and is a principle of design ?

movement

Produces the look of action or to cause the viewer's eye to sweep over the work in a certain manner is called ?

yellow

The primary colors are red, blue, and

handbuilding

The process of building pots or sculpture without the use of the potter's wheel. This method includes pinching, coiling and building with slabs.

organic shapes

Irregular and uneven shapes; their outlines are curved, angular, free-formed and natural are called?

geometric shapes

Precise shapes that can be described and drawn using mathematical formulas are called?

sketch

A quick, rough drawing without much detail that can be used as a plan or reference for later work is called?

focal point

The first part of a work to attract the attention of the viewer; it is what you want to see the most?

variety

Combining art elements to create difference and contrast (Principle of Design)?

intensity

A measure of relative brightness, purity and/or grayness of a color is called?

firing

To expose a clay object to high heat in order to change it chemically and harden it permanently is called?

Principles of Design

Rhythm, movement, variety, emphasis, balance, harmony, unity, and proportion are all ?

Issac Newton

Who was the scientist that developed the first known color wheel?

coiling

A method of forming pottery or sculpture from rolls of clay welded together to create walls is called ?

pinching

The act of squeezing plastic clay between the thumb and finger to form a pot or sculpture is called ?

emphasis

Combining elements to stress the differences between those elements and to create one or more centers of interest is which principle of design?

contour line

The most common use for the element of line is to show the edges or outline of an object. This line marks the place where the object stops and the air or space around it begins?

analogous

What colors are usually grouped in 3-4 and are next to each other on the color wheel?

gesture lines

These lines are usually scribbled, free-flowing, and made with quick and continuous movement of the hand to capture a fleeting movement or the posture of a subject is called

Rule of Thirds

A compositional technique where the area of paper is divided vertically and horizontally into 9 equal spaces. The subject matter should rest on 3 of the 4 points of intersection?

Elements of Art

Line, color, value, shapes, form, space, & texture are all?

psychological

A color convention that refers to the feelings associated with certain colors (red=anger, green=envy)?

1666

What year was the first color wheel developed?

Light Ray Theory

When white light from the sun passes through a prism or water its energy is broken or refracted into the rainbow spectrum of colors that the human eye can see. This is called the ?

Tertiary

Colors that are made from combinations of primary and secondary colors are called?

diagonal lines

These lines tend to create tension and uneasy feelings. They suggest motion and lead our eyes in a slanting upward or downward direction?

implied lines

These lines are a series of points that the viewer's eyes automatically connect and are only suggested; they are not real?

thumbnail

What is the name for small, quick compositional sketches?

description, analysis, interpretation and

judgment

The four stages of a formal critique are...

Leonardo da Vinci

Name the "original Renaissance man?"

Leonardo da Vinci

Credited with the general development of aerial or atmospheric perspective?

Realism

A basic type of art that maintains fidelity to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization is called?

Brunelleschi and Alberti

Name the two architects whose architectural drawings served as the basis for linear perspective?

grid

A network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines used as an aide in drawing difficult subjects for accuracy or drawing enlargements is called ?

craft

An occupation or pursuit that requires artistic skill is called?

neutrals

Consists of white, brown, & black; this group of colors is called ?

craftsmanship

The work of consistently high quality is called?

assymetrical

A type of informal balance where the elements of art are unevenly divided on each side of a central axis is called ?

Triad

Three colors that form an equal triangle on a color wheel are known as ?

analogous

Colors that are side by side on the color wheel and have a common hue are called?

two point perspective

Offers a corner view (and uses verticals, consistent diagonals and vanishing points) is called ?

symmetrical

A type of formal balance where the elements of art are equally divided on each side of a central axis is called ?

rhythm

To produce the look or feel of movement is called (a principle of design)?

hue

Actual color in the color spectrum is called ?

tint

A light value of a color made by adding white is a ?

vanishing point

What determines the viewer's position and direction of sight?

horizon line

Separates the sky from the ground and is called ?

pigment

Any coloring material is known as a ?

form

This defines space with height, width and

depth (3D) ?

balance

The way the elements of art are arranged to

create a feeling of equilibrium or stability in a work

of art is called (principle of design)?

complementary

These colors are opposite each other on

the color wheel and are called ?

greenware

Greenware and Bone Dry refer to clay that is ?

violet

The three secondary colors are orange, green and ...

primary colors

Colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors are called the...

proportion

The relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other (a principle of design)...

leatherhard

Clay that feels cool and moist but is hard enough to hold its shape; can be carved into but not

modeled.

approximate symmetry

Type of balance where the elements of art are equally weighted on each side of the central axis is called ?

ceramics

The art or work of making objects of clay such as pottery and sculpture is called ?

bisque

Name of the first firing of clay projects; unglazed clay is called ?

shape

Defines space using only height and width and is called