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WorksheetsElements of Art and Principles of Design
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Artists use a _________________ to help them remember how to mix and think about colors.
selectometer
color wheel
color square
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The primary colors are
the colors children learn in primary school.
red, blue and yellow.
red, white and blue.
the eight colors in a box of Crayola crayons.
Secondary colors are made by mixing
two primary colors.
lights and darks.
coffee and cream.
oil and water.
Cool colors like blue, green and purple might be used to paint
a warm fire or a desert sunset.
a hot fudge sundae.
the garage.
a cool forest or a cold lake.
The sun or a fire might be painted with warm colors, including
white, black and gray.
blue, green and purple.
red, orange and yellow.
peachy passion and mango mania.
Complementary colors
always have nice things to say about each other.
have very good manners.
do not get along.
are opposite each other on a color wheel.
Tints are light values of a color. Tints are usually made by
mixing a color with white.
mixing a color with black.
going to your beautician.
wearing colored contacts.
Shades are dark values of a color. Shades are usually made by
pulling down the blinds.
mixing a color with black.
wearing sunglasses.
staying in the shadows.
Forms are three dimensional. They have height, width and thickness. Some common forms are:
cylinders, cubes, spheres and cones
circles, squares, rectangles and triangles
difficult to draw.
for income taxes purposes.
You can find lines everywhere you look. Artists use many different kinds of lines. Some common lines are:
"What’s your sign?"
curved, straight, dotted, and zigzag
red, blue and yellow
for drying clothes
By joining lines you can
play Red Rover.
learn to dance.
checkout at Wal-Mart.
make shapes.
Shapes are flat. Some shapes are geometric, like:
little, economical cars.
circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.
spheres, pyramids, cones and cylinders
pancakes, shoe boxes and soup cans.
Space is an empty place or surface in or around a work of art. Space can be
the final frontier.
positive and/or negative.
nice when you have a big family.
personal.
Texture is the way something ___________. Artists create the illusion of texture in paintings, drawings and prints.
sounds
smells
tastes
feels
Symmetrical (formal) balance means both sides of an imaginary line are the same. An example of an object with symmetrical balance is
an amoeba
a Valentine heart
your hand
a mud puddle
Contrast creates excitement and interest in artworks. Two things that are very different have a lot of contrast. In art ______________________ have the greatest contrast.
pickles and ice cream
cats and dogs
men and women
black and white
Complementary colors also have high contrast. An artists might paint a red apple on a green table
to create a Christmas card.
to make the apple stand out.
to camouflage the apple.
because she’s hungry.
Artists may choose _____________ to create a soft look.
kittens
pillows
cotton balls
low contrast
Proportion is the size, location and amount of one thing compared to another. By studying proportions you can create a _____________________.
spatter painting
new dance
realistic portrait
a Belgian waffle
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.
focal point
"Wake up and smell the coffee" point
compass point
pencil point
Harmony in visual design means all parts of the artwork relate to and complement each other. Harmony pulls the pieces of a visual image __________.
like taffy
apart
together
over the edge
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
a bucking horse.
the Statue of Liberty.
a rock.
a sleeping dog
Unity is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it ________.
costs more than it’s worth
hates to make a mistake
is showing off
fits
