Review of Unit 1 - VSP art

Which of these are methods of spatial illusion?

• Big and Small, Vanishing points,

  fade, blur

• Shape, overlap,

• Shadows and environment, folds and waves

Answer explanation

All of these!

What's a painting that you like? Who is the artist? What's in the picture?

What is the opposite of foreground?

• background

• negative space

What is this?

• A sphere

• A circle

• An ellipse

Which words relate to describing a painting?

• history, economics, politics,

• Lines, shapes, colours, textures, value, space

The contrast is between her white skin and

• The lines in the background

• The deep colours of the background.

• The flat, black background.

The artist uses

• Strong brush strokes.

• Soft brush strokes.

Answer explanation

Da Vinci used soft brushstrokes to create the shadows in Mona Lisa. The soft shadows are called "Sfumato" or "Smoke"

The artist uses

• Vanishing points

• Folds and waves

In the background, the mountains are

• faded

• bright

This painting uses

• Shapes, lines and overlap

• Folds and waves, shadows