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Art Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an example of an art subject matter? | Landscapes, cityscapes, the figure, the portrait, still life |
| What is an art medium/media? | Drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, fibers |
| Line | A path traced by a moving point |
| Shape | The general outline of an object |
| 2-D Shape | Flat |
| 3-D Shape | Geometric or organic |
| Texture | The roughness or smoothness of a surface; can be simulated (implied) or real (actual) |
| Space | Can be flat or show the illusion of depth or perspective; linear perspective and atmospheric perspective |
| Color/Hue | The effect of the reflection of light on the back of the eye or retina |
| What are the primary colors? | Red, yellow, blue |
| Secondary colors | Mixing two primary colors; orange, green, purple |
| Intermediate/tertiary | One primary and one secondary color (yellow-green) |
| Complementary Colors | Opposite on the color wheel |
| Warm Colors | Red, orange, yellow |
| Cool Colors | Blue, green, purple |
| Value | The lightness or darkness of pencil tones or colors |
| Balance | The distribution of visual weight in a work of art |
| Symmetrical Balance | Formal balance is equal on both side or mirror images |
| Asymmetrical Balance | Not the same on both sides or informal balance |
| Unity | Combines the principles of design and the physical aspects of a painting to creat a single, harmonious artwork |
| Emphasis/focal point/center of interest | The first thing your eye sees in a work of art |
| Contrast | Differences in a work of art using art elements |
| Pattern | Repetition of motifs, colors, shapes, or lines (repetition of art elements) |
| Rhythm | Art elemts are repeated to create movement in an artwork |
| Movement | Movement directs the viewer's eyes to the center of interest; shows action in a work of art |
| What does it mean to "draw what you see, not what you know"? | Draw what you see, not what you imagine is there |
| Perception of Edges | Expressed through "line" or "contour" drawing |
| Perception of Spaces | "Negative" spaces |
| Perception of Relationships | Perspective and proportion |
| Perception of Lights and Shadows | Often called "shading" |
| Perception of the Gestalt | The whole, or the "thingness" of the thing |
| Foreshortening | Making something shorter to make it look real |
| How do you "set a ground"? | Charcoal/graphite stick to set a background |
| What are "shared edges"? | Same sides |
| What is "sighting"? | Using a ruler or a pencil for measurement |
| Profile | The side view |
| Stippling | Making a piece of artwork with little dots |
| Hatching | Making a piece of artwork with lines |
| Cosshatching | Making a piece of artwork with lines crossing each other |
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archergirl
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