Digital Arts Final Exam Study Guide

What would be most likely to apply to artwork with a lot of variety?

• The artwork is dull and uninteresting.

• The artwork includes a lot of empty space.

• The artwork has a disorganized, cluttered look.

• The artwork is simple and focuses on a small number of things.

Which type of art is often illegal?

• street art

• Horror vacui

• conceptual art

• outsider art

What is the purpose of a logo?

• to create interesting, abstract art

• to create cut outs of an image

• to organize parts of an Inkscape file into separate parts

• to make an organization more recognizable

Graphic design is also known as  __________.

• American realism

• visual communication

• abstract artwork

• value contrast

What shows three principles of design?

• balance, contrast, and line

• line, value, and texture

• pattern, contrast, and balance

• texture, line, and contrast

What is the use of repeated symbols or patterns to communicate ideas?

• mosaic

• motif

• logo

• fractal

What is proportion?

• How large something is compared to the things around it

• How lines are used to create a feeling of excitement

• A way of combining paint colors to create contrast

• A type of fractional perspective that makes an artwork seem flat

What does it mean for an object to be out of proportion?

• The object uses proportion to create a realistic illusion of depth.

• The object mimics geometrical proportions that occur in nature.

• The object is proportionately larger or smaller than it would normally be.

• The object is meant to be displayed outside.

What is the name for close, but not perfect, symmetrical balance?

• Informal balance

• Asymmetrical balance

• Relieved symmetry

• Visual weight

Which type of balance usually refers to an artwork that's identical on the left and right sides of an imaginary vertical line drawn down the center?

• Informal balance

• Symmetrical balance

• Relieved symmetry

• Radial balance