Basic Art Exam Study Guide

What is line contour?

• Outline of an object as one continuous line

• A pattern of lines that form a shape

• A type of drawing that uses only one

• A type of shading used to create a 3 dimensional effect

What is blind contour?

• Drawing an object without lifting your pencil

• Only looking at the object

• Only looking at the paper

• Drawing an object from memory

What is weighted contour?

• The thickness of the line that creates the appearance of being closer or farther away

• The color of the line that creates the appearance of being closer or farther away

• The shape of the line that creates the appearance of being closer or farther away

• The texture of the line that creates the appearance of being closer or farther away

What is a still life?

• A drawing of one object

• A drawing of a landscape

• An arrangement of objects

• A type of sculpture

What is the foreground?

• The part of a still life that is closest to the viewer

• The part of a still life that is not closet or furthest

• The part of a portrait that is closest to the viewer

• The part of a still life that is furthest from the viewer

What is the background?

• The more recessive portions of a composition

• The most prominent elements of a design

• The most subtle details of a painting

• The most vivid colors of a photograph

What is a composition?

• A black and white photograph

• An group of objects with a drawing in relationship to each other

• An arrangement of elements with a drawing in relationship to each other

• A single prominent element in a drawing

Space is?

• The area above, below, around or within objects in art

• The area within the background in art

• A way to create depth

• A way to create balance

Which way is NOT a way to convey space?

• Size

• Placement

• Scribbling

• Detail

What is one point perspective?

• Everything seems to radiate from one point

• All objects appear to be the same size

• Everything seems to radiate from multiple points

• All lines converge to a single point