Elements of Art

What are the different types of line?

• Thick & Thin Lines

• Blobs (like watercolor or slime)

• Vertical & Horizontal Lines

• Curved Lines

Answer explanation

There are a bunch of types of line including vertical, horizontal, curved, curly, spiral and jagged. Artists also use line in very different ways, expressing things such as mood, control, and direction and can be thick, thin, bold, and faint.

Is this a landscape or a portrait?

• Landscape

• Portrait

Answer explanation

This is a self-portrait of Frida Kahlo; if it were a landscape, we would see a foreground, middle ground, and background, usually with a horizon line and images of nature or certain places.

The artist uses ____ shapes to make the artwork.

[Word Bank: geometric, organic, both geometric & organic, no (none)]

Answer explanation

Picasso uses both geometric shapes (rectangles, squares, etc.) to make human-like forms and objects, but there are also organic shapes that use curvy lines like the instruments and facial features (beard, nose, hands).

What shapes does the artist use in this work?

Answer explanation

The artist uses a bunch of shapes, such as circles and circular variations (swirls, the moon crescent, etc.) for the stars and such as well as various rectangles for the buildings. There are also a lot of organic shapes in this artwork like the big tree/brush, the clouds, the hills, and so on.

Which of these objects resemble 3D shapes?

[Examples: Spheres, Cubes, Pyramids, Cylinders, Cones]

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Answer explanation

The Pyramids of Giza and a bowling bowl are excellent example of 3D shapes, or forms, that resemble pyramids and spheres. However, pizza and checkered tiles resemble 2D shapes like triangles and squares.

This work uses ____ forms for the cakes.

[Word Bank: Pyramid, Cube, Cone, Sphere, Cylinder]

What are some examples of texture?

• Hot & Cold

• Happy or Sad

• Soft or Rough

• Smooth or Bumpy

Answer explanation

Textures can be described with a variety of adjectives, such as fluffy, smooth, bumpy, squishy, and much more! However, it is different from emotions, as it is the way something would feel if it were touched, or the way an object looks like it would feel if it were touched.

The texture of these ducks is best described as ____.

[Word Bank: Bumpy, Rough, Soft, Sharp, Slick]

Is this artwork objectively light or dark? Why so?

Answer explanation

This artwork uses darker values to reflect the type of day and atmosphere it is showing, like how the sun is setting (darker color [red/orange]), the shadows covering the details of the building and surroundings, and the dark outline of the boat within the river. Also, the artist uses darker shades of color, keeping the "dark" places cool toned but the areas where the sun hits warmer, with more oranges and purples.

How does the use of light make you feel? What does it remind you of?

Answer explanation

Could be an array of things like the shine of fruit, the city lights at night, going to a party, New York, and so on.