Art Vocabulary List

The meaning of 'Continuous Line' in art is:

• A line drawn without lifting the drawing instrument from the paper.

• A line that is made up of dots and dashes.

• A line that changes color frequently.

• A line that is only used for shading.

'Media' in art refers to:

• the materials or tools used to create a work of art

• the subject of the artwork

• the size of the artwork

• the location where the artwork is displayed

A 'Palette' in art is:

• A board used by artists to mix colors

• A type of paintbrush

• A style of painting

• A famous art museum

Name the three primary colours. They are the basic colours from which all other colours can be made.

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Green, Orange, Purple

• Red, Green, Yellow

• Blue, Orange, Pink

Fill in the blank: Yellow and red are two primary colours mixed together. Yellow + Red = ______

• Orange

• Green

• Purple

• Blue

Fill in the blank: Blue and yellow are two primary colours mixed together. Blue + Yellow = ______

• Green

• Orange

• Purple

• Red

Fill in the blank: Red and blue are two primary colours mixed together. Red + Blue = ______

• Purple

• Green

• Orange

• Yellow

'Secondary Colours' in art are:

• Green, Orange, and Purple

• Red, Blue, and Yellow

• Black, White, and Grey

• Pink, Brown, and Teal

Tertiary Colours in art are:

• Colours made by mixing a primary and a secondary colour.

• Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel.

• Colours that cannot be made by mixing other colours.

• Colours made by mixing two primary colours.

Texture in art refers to:

• the way a surface feels or looks like it feels

• the use of bright colors in a painting

• the arrangement of objects in a composition

• the perspective used to create depth