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Art test4&5
ch 4&5 test
Question | Answer |
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What is it called when staring at any saturated color fatigues the receptors in our eyes, which produces a ghostly afterimage in the mind. | After Image |
What is it called when small patches of different colors are close together, & the eye may blend them to produce a new color. | Optical Color Mixture |
what is an important feature in the painting of Georges Seurat? | Optical Color Mixture |
What is it called when mirror image of Shapes/Forms on either side of an imaginary axial dividing line. | Symmetrical Balance |
What is it called when two sides that do not correspond to one another in size, shape, and placement. | Asymmetrical Balance |
Who is known for refraction of light? | Sir Isaac Newton |
What is the Refraction of light? | Sunlight rays passed through a prism, and the rays of sun broke up or (refracted) into different colors. which were arranged in the order of the colors of the rainbow. |
What are the basic principles of Linear Perspective | 1. Forms seem to diminish in size as they recede. 2. Parallel lines that recede seem to converge towards a vanishing point, where they appear to disappear on the horizon line. |
What is color mixing and the visual effects of specific color combination? (associated with the color wheel, primary, secondary colors | Color Theory |
Colors arranged in a circle (colors of the rainbow) | Color Wheel |
What type of colors are Red, Yellow, and blue. Cannot be made by any mixture of colors | Primary Colors |
what are the colors made by mixing 2 primary colors together?., ie: Red + Yellow= Orange. | Secondary Colors |
What kind of colors are Made by mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary. Ie: Yellow + Green= Yellow-Green. | Tertiary Colors |
What is it called when colors are opposite on color wheel. | Complementary Colors |
What are 3 shading techniques? | Hatching, Cross Hatching, and Stippling. |
What are closely spaced parallel lines called? | Hatching |
What are parallel lines intersect like a checkerboard called? | Cross Hatching |
What are dots spaced close or far apart to suggest darker or lighter areas called | Stippling |
What is positive shape called? | Figure |
What is negative shape called? | Ground |
Who was the Mona Lisa painted by? | Leonardo da Vinci |
Who painted "The Scream"? | Edvard Munch |
What is it called when the viewer’s attention will be centered more on certain parts of the composition than on others? | Emphasis |
What is a less visually interesting area called? | Subordination |
What is defined as a path traced by a moving point? | Line |
What are the emotional effects of a horizontal line? (How does it appear)? | They appear calm |
What are the emotional effects of a vertical line? (How does it appear)? | They seem assertive, or denote growth & strength. |
What are the emotional effects of a diagonal line? (How does it appear)? | They are the most dramatic and imply action. |
Who is the creator of the Vitruvius Man? | Leonardo da Vinci |
What is the size in relation to a constant or “normal” size called? | Scale |
What refers to size relationships between parts of a whole or between two or more items perceived as a unit? | Proportion |
What schemes are associated with water, sky, and foliage? | Cool Color Scheme |
What color scheme is blue, green, and purple associated with? | Cool |
What schemes are associated with sun, fire, and earth? | Warm Color Scheme |
What color scheme is red, orange, and yellow associated with? | Warm |
Which artist is most known for kinetic art? | Alexander Calder |
What is Kinetic Art? | Art that has motion |
Who is known for developing the mobile? | Alexander Calder |
what is contrasts of light and shadow? | Chiaroscuro |
What time period was Chiaroscuro developed? | During the Renaissance |