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WorksheetsElements of Art
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Artists use a _________________ to help them remember how to mix and think about colors.
a)
Selectometer
b)
Color Wheel
c)
Color Square
d)
Pneumonic
2.
The primary colors are
a)
the colors children learn in primary school.
b)
red, blue and yellow.
c)
red, white and blue.
d)
the eight colors in a box of Crayola crayons.
3.
Secondary colors are made by mixing
a)
two primary colors.
b)
lights and darks.
c)
coffee and cream.
d)
oil and water.
4.
Cool colors like blue, green and purple might be used to paint
a)
a warm fire or a desert sunset.
b)
a hot fudge sundae.
c)
the garage.
d)
a cool forest or a cold lake.
5.
The sun or a fire might be painted with warm colors, including
a)
white, black and gray.
b)
blue, green and purple.
c)
red, orange and yellow.
d)
peachy passion and mango mania.
6.
The neutral colors
a)
do not have an opinion.
b)
are made by mixing black, white, and sometimes brown.
c)
look best when you have a good tan.
d)
are boring.
7.
Complementary colors
a)
always have nice things to say about each other.
b)
are opposite each other on a color wheel.
c)
have very good manners.
d)
do not get along.
8.
Tints are light values of a color. Tints are usually made by
a)
mixing a color with white.
b)
mixing a color with black.
c)
going to your beautician.
d)
wearing colored contacts.
9.
Shades are dark values of a color. Shades are usually made by
a)
pulling down the blinds.
b)
mixing a color with black.
c)
wearing sunglasses.
d)
staying in the shadows.
10.
Forms are three dimensional. They have height, width and thickness. Some common forms are:
a)
cylinders, cubes, spheres and cones
b)
circles, squares, rectangles and triangles
c)
difficult to draw.
d)
for income taxes purposes.
11.
You can find lines everywhere you look. Artists use many different kinds of lines. Some common
lines are:
lines are:
a)
"What’s your sign?"
b)
curved, straight, dotted, and zigzag
c)
red, blue and yellow
d)
for drying clothes
12.
By joining lines you can
a)
play Red Rover.
b)
learn to dance.
c)
checkout at Wal-Mart.
d)
make shapes.
13.
Shapes are flat. Some shapes are geometric, like:
a)
little, economical cars.
b)
circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.
c)
circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.
d)
pancakes, shoe boxes and soup cans.
14.
Other shapes are organic and look like
a)
things from nature.
b)
Santa Claus.
c)
a healthy cereal
d)
things from an alternate universe.
15.
Space is an empty place or surface in or around a work of art. Space can be
a)
the final frontier.
b)
positive and/or negative.
c)
nice when you have a big family.
d)
personal.
16.
Texture is the way something ___________. Artists create the illusion of texture in paintings,
drawings and prints.
drawings and prints.
a)
sounds
b)
smells
c)
tastes
d)
feels
17.
Balance describes how artists
a)
keep from tipping their easels over.
b)
juggle work and play.
c)
create visual weight.
d)
make ends meet by working as acrobats.
18.
Symmetrical (formal) balance means both sides of an imaginary line are the same. An example of
an object with symmetrical balance is
an object with symmetrical balance is
a)
an amoeba
b)
a Valentine heart
c)
your hand
d)
a mud puddle
19.
Asymmetrical (informal) balance means each side of an imaginary line are __________
yet equal.
yet equal.
a)
different
b)
invisible
c)
messy
d)
blonde
20.
Radial balance means lines or shapes grow from a center point. These are examples of radial
balance:
balance:
a)
a sunburst and a pizza
b)
Goodyear and Michelin
c)
a Valentine heart and a teeter-totter
d)
a mud puddle and an amoeba
21.
Contrast creates excitement and interest in artworks. Two things that are very different have a lot
of contrast. In art ______________________ have the greatest contrast.
of contrast. In art ______________________ have the greatest contrast.
a)
pickles and ice cream
b)
cats and dogs
c)
men and women
d)
black and white
22.
Complementary colors also have high contrast. An artists might paint a red apple on a green table
a)
to create a Christmas card.
b)
because she’s hungry.
c)
to make the apple stand out.
d)
to camouflage the apple.
23.
Artists may choose _____________ to create a soft look.
a)
kittens
b)
pillows
c)
cotton balls
d)
low contrast
24.
Proportion is the size, location and amount of one thing compared to another. By studying
proportions you can create a _____________________.
proportions you can create a _____________________.
a)
spatter painting
b)
new dance
c)
realistic portrait
d)
a Belgian waffle
25.
Artists use emphasis to make certain parts of their work stand out and grab your attention. The
center of interest or _________________ is the place the artist draws your eye to first.
center of interest or _________________ is the place the artist draws your eye to first.
a)
focal point
b)
"Wake up and smell the coffee" point
c)
compass point
d)
pencil point
26.
Artists use variety to make you look at certain parts of their work or to make their work more
interesting. Variety occurs when an artist creates something that looks different from the rest of the
artwork. Which is not an example of variety?
interesting. Variety occurs when an artist creates something that looks different from the rest of the
artwork. Which is not an example of variety?
a)
a white cat in a rose bed at breakfast
b)
an orange cat on a blue quilt at noon
c)
a black cat in a coal bin at midnight
d)
a fat cat in a sport coat at Mardi Gras
27.
By repeating lines, colors or shapes over and over again in a work of art, an artist can create
visual rhythms or patterns that lead your eye through their work. ____________ is an example of
repetition.
visual rhythms or patterns that lead your eye through their work. ____________ is an example of
repetition.
a)
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b)
@#$ %^&@; *()
c)
<>;? /., -!{
d)
Meatloaf
28.
Harmony in visual design means all parts of the artwork relate to and complement each other.
Harmony pulls the pieces of a visual image __________.
Harmony pulls the pieces of a visual image __________.
a)
like taffy
b)
apart
c)
together
d)
over the edge
29.
Artists can create the illusion of movement in their artwork by using diagonal lines, by changing
the direction or value (lightness or darkness) of an image or by overlapping shapes. An artist might
use techniques of movement to show
the direction or value (lightness or darkness) of an image or by overlapping shapes. An artist might
use techniques of movement to show
a)
a bucking horse.
b)
the Statue of Liberty.
c)
a rock.
d)
a sleeping dog
30.
Unity is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it ________.
a)
costs more than it’s worth
b)
hates to make a mistake
c)
is showing off
d)
fits
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