Adobe - Design Principles - Basic Principles

One of the most basic components in art or geometry; one dimensional; defines shapes; can vary in thickness to create interest.

• shape

• form

• line

• contrast

Lines can be...

• rectilinear, straight, or curvilinear

• continuous, or repetitive

• continuous, repetitive, or straight

• rectilinear, straight, or continuous

Answer explanation

Simply can't be continuous because when would it end? Remember, lines define shapes -- rectangles (rectilinear), curvilinear (circles), or straight but they do come to an end.

An object that is 2 dimensional is called a _________ and includes squares, circles, triangles, and rectangles. 

• form

• gestalt

• shape

• gamut

A three-dimensional object that is defined by light and shadow is called a ________ and includes a sphere, cube, pyramid, or cylinder.

• shape

• form

• texture

• tone

Answer explanation

shape -- height and width -- 2 dimensional

form -- height, width, and depth -- 3 dimensional

Visual or tactile surface of an object defined by lights and darks is called ___________.

• form

• color theory

• tone

• texture

Answer explanation

Tactile = touch,

It makes you want to touch it to feel the TEXTURE.

Which are the primary colors?

• red, yellow, blue

• red, orange, yellow

• purple, orange, green

• blue, purple, red

Answer explanation

primary colors are the ones that don't have to have two colors mixed together to make them.

Which colors are secondary colors

• red, blue, green

• orange, red, purple

• purple, indigo, blue

• green, orange, purple

Answer explanation

Secondary colors need two colors added together - that's two primary colors, specifically.

red + yellow = orange

red + blue = purple

blue + yellow = green

Which colors are complimentary to each other?

• red and orange

• green and yellow

• purple and yellow

• blue and green

Answer explanation

complimentary colors are always a primary and a secondary color, or a tertiary and a tertiary color. Never primary to primary or secondary to secondar.

Which colors are analogous to each other

• blue, red, and orange

• green, yellow, and orange

• yellow, lime, and green

• yellow, purple, and blue

Answer explanation

Think of the "ous" or "us" and "us" usually means me and the ones around me.

The _______ is the meter of light and dark values used to render a realistic object.

• tint

• shade

• hue

• tone

Answer explanation

Tone -- ranging from high to low (dark to light) -- think of that to remember tone is the high amounts or low amounts of a color.