Principles and Elements of Design Quiz

A large difference between two things: For example, rough and smooth, or white and black.

• Movement

• Contrast

• Line

• Rhythm

Black, gray, brown, and white.

• Secondary colors

• Hue

• Neutrals

• Color spectrum

A band of colors produced when white light shines through a prism.

• Color spectrum

• Neutrals

• Hue

• Primary colors

Orange, green, and purple (or violet)

• Secondary colors

• Primary colors

• Color spectrum

• Neutrals

A way of combining visual elements to produce a sense of action - or implied motion.

• Value

• Line

• Contrast

• Movement

A visual tempo or beat - often described as alternating, regular, flowing, progressive, or jazzy.

• Rhythm

• Contrast

• Movement

• Line

An element of art that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.

• Value

• Contrast

• Movement

• Rhythm

A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.

• Contrast

• Line

• Value

• Movement

The element of art that refers to the surface quality or feel of an object - its smoothness, roughness, softness, etc.

• Analogous

• Texture

• Complementary

• Shape

Three colors evenly spaced.

• Variety

• Triad

• Tertiary

• Proportion