The Elements of Art/Principles of Design

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?

• quilt
• grapefruit (sliced open)
• jewelry
• plain white canvas

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

• red 
• green

The element of texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated & actual, of artwork.  Texture describes how something...

• feels
• smells
• sounds like

The element of color depends on light because it's made of light.  The whiter the light, the more true the colors will be.  Hue refers to the names of the colors. Which trio of colors are considered primary?

• green, orange, violet
• red, blue, yellow

When all of the elements in a work look as though they belong together it is called

• form

• unity

• contrast

• emphasis

This is used by artists to direct the viewer's eyes through their work often to focal areas.

• Balance

• Space

• Pattern

• Movement

The elements of art are

• The vocabulary created by Isaac Newton to describe art

• Concepts used to organize or arrange the structural elements of design

• What Leonardo da Vinci had written about in his sketchbooks

• Ingredients used to create an artwork. Line, shape, form, texture, space, color, and value

The distribution of visual weight in a work of art is known as

• Balance

• Contrast

• Space

• Emphasis

Value is the...

• the darkness within
• the cost of art
• light or darkness of an image
• the feel of objects

__________ is a type of balance in which Both sides of the image are the same - like a "mirror image".

• Asymmetrical

• Radial

• Symmetrical

• Geometric