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Elements of Art and Principals of Design

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This image best represents...
a)
Color
b)
Shape
c)
Contrast 
d)
Line
2.
Which letter shows an example of negative space?
a)
S
b)
H
c)
I
d)
F
3.
What phrase best describes this image?
a)
geometric forms
b)
geometric shapes
c)
organic shapes
d)
organic forms
4.
Which of these is not an example of art media?
a)
clay
b)
oil paint
c)
paint brush
d)
marble
5.
Lines that follow the outer edges of an object are:
a)
Crispy Lines
b)
Cross-hatching
c)
Contour Lines
d)
Carbon Lines
6.
This image shows an example of:
a)
line variation
b)
contour lines
c)
low contrast
d)
high contrast
7.
When you create a blind contour drawing you don't: 
a)
look at the paper
b)
look at anything
c)
use your imagination
d)
draw any lines
8.
What color scheme is used in this painting?
a)
Secondary colors
b)
Warm colors
c)
Cool Colors
d)
Primary Colors
9.
Colors on the color wheel that are opposite each other are called ___________.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Intermediate
d)
Complimentary
10.
The way an artwork feels or appears to the touch is __________. 
a)
Texture
b)
Space
c)
Value
d)
Color
11.
When you mix black with a color it is called _______.
a)
A tan
b)
A tint
c)
A tent 
d)
A shade
12.
This image is a good example of which principle?
a)
space
b)
movement
c)
form
d)
value
13.
This image is a good example of what principle?
a)
space
b)
emphasis
c)
line
d)
texture
14.
a)
visual texture
b)
actual texture
15.
What Element is prominent here?
a)
Texture
b)
Line
c)
Space
d)
Value
16.
_____ a flat, enclosed area that has 2 D, length and width. Artists use both geometric and organic shapes.
a)
Shape
b)
Color
c)
Form
d)
Texture
17.
Balance, pattern, movement, emphasis, rhythm, unity, and contrast are considered...
a)
principles of design
b)
elements of design
18.
Visual movement is used by artists to direct viewers through their work, often to a certain point in the picture. This is called a...
a)
empty space
b)
back drop
c)
focal point
19.
The element of texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated & actual, of artwork.  Texture describes how something...
a)
feels
b)
smells
c)
sounds like
20.
What color harmony is shown?
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Warm Colors
21.
What color harmony is shown?
a)
Split Complementary Colors
b)
Neutral Colors
c)
Complementary Colors
d)
Tertiary Colors
22.
A ________ leads the eye from one point to another.
a)
color
b)
line
c)
proportion
d)
texture
23.
What color scheme is represented in this room: 
a)
Neutral 
b)
Monochromatic
c)
Solid
d)
Primary 
24.
Three colors equally spaced on color wheel?
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Color Triad
c)
Monochromatic Colors
d)
Primary Colors
25.
A ________________is an element of art that is a flat enclosed area that has two dimensions, length and width.  Examples include circles, squares and triangles
a)
Texture
b)
Shape
c)
Form
d)
Line
26.
________________is an element that shows the degree of lightness or darkness.
a)
Texture
b)
Value
c)
Color
d)
Space
27.
This image is a good example of which principle of art?
a)
Pattern
b)
Movement
c)
Contrast
d)
Variety
28.
This image is a good example of which principle of art?
a)
Variety
b)
Pattern
c)
Movement
d)
Contrast
29.
This image is a good example of which type of Balance?
a)
Symmetrical
b)
Radial
c)
Asymmetrical
30.
"The Elements of Art help us organize our ideas."
a)
True
b)
False
31.
"The Elements of Art form the basis for the Principles of Design."
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Shapes reflecting those found in nature.
a)
Geometric
b)
Organic
c)
Symmetry
d)
Biological
33.
Clearly-defined shapes, often using many straight lines, that feel man-made or "unnatural."
a)
Geometric
b)
Form
c)
Texture
d)
Organic
34.
What element of art is best represented in this picture?
a)
Line
b)
Texture
c)
Shape
35.
What is created when light is reflected off a surface?
a)
Sparkles
b)
Lines
c)
Color
36.
Harmony and Unity should be in all art work and both help an artwork ...
a)
work as a whole, coherent
b)
be separate
c)
look interesting
d)
become different
37.
Contrast is the...
a)
difference between elements
b)
in all things
c)
thing that works to make an image whole
d)
element that repeats
38.
What is the lightest value tone?
a)
White
b)
Light Pink
c)
Grey
d)
Black
39.
This art work distorts the size relationships of objects. That relationship is referred to as...
a)
pattern
b)
form
c)
harmony
d)
scale
40.
We see color because of...
a)
value
b)
shadow
c)
wavelengths of light
d)
we have eyes
41.
What three colors are the Secondary Colors?
a)
Red, Yellow, Blue
b)
Blue, Green, Violet
c)
Orange, Green, Violet
d)
Red, Orange, Yellow
42.
Which is NOT a principle of design?
a)
Line
b)
Balance
c)
Rhythm
d)
Scale
43.
What is NOT an element of design?
a)
Space
b)
Harmony
c)
Shape
d)
Color
44.
What is another term for color?
a)
Hue
b)
Value
c)
Tone
d)
Intensity
45.
 How is a tint made?
a)
Add black to a color
b)
Add the complement-ary color
c)
Add white to a color
d)
Add gray to a color
46.
 How is a shade made?
a)
Add black to a color
b)
Add the complement-ary color
c)
Add white to a color
d)
Add gray to a color
47.
What is value?
a)
Another name for color
b)
The lightness or darkness of a color
c)
The amount of black or white added to a color
d)
The strength of a color against its complement
48.
What is intensity?
a)
Another name for color
b)
The lightness or darkness of a color
c)
The amount of black or white added to a color
d)
The strength of a color against its complement
49.
How many colors are on the basic color wheel?
a)
Three
b)
Six
c)
Nine
d)
Twelve
50.
A monochromatic color scheme :
a)
Uses all tints, tones, and shades of one color
b)
Uses colors that are equal distance from each other
c)
Uses a color and the two colors next to its complement
d)
Uses three to five colors next to each other on the color
51.
A analogous color scheme :
a)
Uses all tints, tones, and shades of one color
b)
Uses colors that are equal distance from each other
c)
Uses a color and the two colors next to its complement
d)
Uses three to five colors next to each other on the color
52.
What is the name of the revolutionary art movement which used values and geometric shapes ? ( Hint:  it was created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque between 1907 and 1914)
a)
Impressionism
b)
Surrealism
c)
Pop Art
d)
Cubism
53.
When using the HB Graphite Scale, what does the "H" describe about each pencil's graphite.
a)
How heavy the graphite is.
b)
How hard the graphite is.
c)
How hot the graphite is.
d)
How hollow the graphite is.
54.
Which of the graphite pencils listed below will produce a darker value?
a)
2H
b)
HB
c)
6B
d)
4B
55.
What element of art is most prominent in this artwork?
a)
Line
b)
Color
c)
Value
d)
Form
56.
What TYPE of line is this?
a)
implied line
b)
it is not a line
c)
analogous
d)
dimensional
57.
These lines show what?
a)
texture
b)
perspective
c)
tertiary
d)
overlapping
58.
What do you add to a hue to TINT it?
a)
value
b)
white
c)
black
d)
compliment