Art Vocabulary Terms

Which of the following images is a still life?

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The first line you draw in a perspective drawing, the one that separates the land from the sky, is called the ___.

• Verticon

• Vanishing Point

• Diagon

• Horizon

This Element of Art is similar to a shape, but is three-dimensional. (Ex.: a cube instead of a square)

• Void

• Form

• Verticon

• Line

The Element of Art that is about the way the surface of something feels (in 3-D art) or looks like it feels (in 2-D art) is known as ___.

• Texture

• Form

• Value

• Space

If you make a piece of art featuring an individual, trying to capture their unique look, you have created a ___.

• Fresco

• Portrait

• Still Life

• Landscape

Which of the following is a principle of design that refers to the distribution of visual weight in a work of art?

• Contrast

• Rhythm

• Balance

• Emphasis

In art, what is the term for a gradual transition from one color to another?

• Texture

• Form

• Pattern

• Gradient

Which of the following is a secondary color?

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

• Red-Orange

In a composition, what is the term for the area that attracts the viewer's attention the most?

• Negative Space

• Foreground

• Background

• Focal Point

Red, blue, and yellow are all ___ and ___.

• Shades, complimentary colors

• Hues, secondary colors

• Hues, primary colors

• Tints, tertiary colors