Element of Art: Space

What is the positive space in an artwork?

• the area behind an object
• the area taken up by the object
• the area in front of an object

What is the positive shape in the image?

• tree
• sky
• ground

What is the negative space in the image?

• tree
• ocean and sky
• sand

The flat surface of a painting or drawing is called the 

• picture plane
• screen
• window
• opening

In art, overlapping is _______________

• the mixing of colors
• the blending of shades
• the placement of one object in front of another
• the stacking of one object on top of another

The level of your eyes is called the

• horizon line
• viewpoint line
• horizontal line
• viewing line

Where is the vanishing point located in a one point perspective drawing? 

• above the horizon
• below the horizon
• on the horizon
• never on the horizon

Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from us.

• larger
• smaller
• the same height

If a building rises above the horizon line, can you see the top of it?

• Yes
• No

The area nearest the viewer in a landscape composition is called the

• background
• midground
• foreground
• highest part of page