The Elements and Principles of Art

1.Balance, pattern, movement, emphasis, rhythm, unity, and contrast are considered...

• Principles of Art

• Elements of Art

2. Line, color, value, texture, shape, form, and space are considered...

• Elements of Art

• Principles of Art

3.Pattern uses the art elements in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures. Which of the examples given below is NOT a pattern?

• jewelry

• a blank canvas

• A quilt

• grapefruit (sliced open)

4. Rhythm is the __________ of visual movement--colors, shapes, or lines. Fill in the missing word.

• repetition

• replacing

• stopping

5. Visual movement is used by artists to direct viewers through their work, often to a certain point in the picture. This is called a...

• empty space

• backdrop

• focal point

6. The principle of emphasis is used by artists to create dominance & focus in their work. Your eye is drawn to which color?

• red

• green

7. Texture describes how something ...

• sounds

• feels

• tastes

8. A path between two points is a?

• shape

• form

• ray

• line

9. What is the darkness or lightness of a color?

• color

• balance

• value

• contrast

10. Which of the following explains unity?

• When a work of art achieves a quality that makes the artist famous

• When a work of art achieves a quality of wholeness or looks complete

• When a work of art achieves a quality of appeal and appeals to anyone

• When a work of art looks not complete and looks like a piece of a whole.