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Introduction to the Elements of Art

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
These colors are opposite from each other on the color wheel:
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Analogous Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
2.
Reds, Yellows, and Oranges depict feelings of heat, passion, and intensity. These colors are also known as:
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
3.
Blues, Greens, and Violets depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colors are also known as: 
a)
Warm Colors
b)
Cool Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
4.
What is the complementary color of yellow?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Violet
d)
Red
5.
Which of the colors listed below is NOT a warm color?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
6.
Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all color. What are these three colors also referred to as?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
7.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
8.
What is the complementary color of Blue-Green?
a)
Red-Orange
b)
Yellow-Orange
c)
Blue-Violet
d)
Yellow-Orange
9.

If you were trying to paint a picture with a feeling of heat, what kinds of colors would you use?

a)

Cool Colors

b)

Complementary Colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Warm Colors

10.

If you were trying to paint a picture with a calm, relaxing feeling, what kinds of colors should you use?

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Warm Colors

d)

Tertiary Colors

11.
These colors are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary color together:
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Tertiary Colors
c)
Complementary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
12.
Three colors beside each other on the color wheel are also known as: 
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Cool Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
13.
What is the complementary color of Red?
a)
Green
b)
Orange
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
14.
Definition: The way something appears to feel.
a)
Space
b)
Texture
c)
Depth
d)
Line
15.
Definition: An area in a work of art that gains the attention or focus of the viewer.
a)
Composition
b)
Value
c)
Line Variation
d)
Focal Point
16.
What kind of subject matter is being depicted in this photo?
a)
Landscape
b)
Still-Life
c)
Portrait
d)
Abstract 
17.
What kind of subject matter is being depicted in this photo?
a)
Still-Life
b)
Landscape
c)
Abstract
d)
Portrait
18.
What kind of subject matter is being depicted in this photo?
a)
Portrait
b)
Abstract
c)
Still-Life
d)
Landscape
19.
Definition: The range of light to dark in an art piece.
a)
Space
b)
Value
c)
Texture
d)
Color
20.
Definition: How shapes are arranged to create depth.
a)
Color
b)
Line
c)
Space
d)
Shape
21.
Definition: A mark that is longer than it is wider. 
a)
Texture
b)
Shape
c)
Color
d)
Line
22.
Definition: Giving an object 3-dimensions. (Height, Width, & Depth)
a)
Texture
b)
Line
c)
Form
d)
Space
23.
Definition: A closed line that can be geometric or organic.
a)
Shape
b)
Line
c)
Texture
d)
Space
24.
Which of these words does not describe a texture?
a)
Rough
b)
Wet
c)
Smooth
d)
Round
25.
What is the focal point of a Portrait?
a)
The lay of the land
b)
A person's face
c)
Buildings
d)
Random Objects
26.
What is the focal point of a Still-Life?
a)
A person's face
b)
Random Objects
c)
The lay of the land
d)
Buildings
27.
Green, Orange, & Violet are created after mixing two Primary colors together. What are these colors also referred to as?
a)
Secondary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
28.
Which of these items does not help create value within a work of art?
a)
Scribbling
b)
Adding Highlights
c)
Adding Shadows
d)
Shading
29.
What is the focal point of a Landscape?
a)
A person's face
b)
The lay of the land
c)
Random Objects
d)
Abstraction
30.

What is a focal point?

a)

The area with lots of color.

b)

The area that gains your attention first.

c)

The background.

d)

The area with shapes and patterns.

31.

If a drawing has a foreground, middle-ground and background, it is demonstrating ___________.

a)

line

b)

texture

c)

space

d)

value

32.

Which of these is NOT a type of texture?

a)

Random

b)

Simulated

c)

Tactile

d)

Invented

33.

If an object has 2-dimensions, it is considered a __________.

a)

Shape

b)

Form

c)

Color

d)

Line

34.

If an object has 3-dimensions, it's considered a ________.

a)

Color

b)

Line

c)

Shape

d)

Form