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Identifying the Elements and Principles in Art

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The girl in this painting stands out form the background because...

a)

She is light and the background is dark.

b)

She is painted using only warm colors.

c)

She is 3-D.

d)

She is dark and the background is light.

2.

This is an example of ______________ because the girl is a different value than the background.

a)

repetition

b)

contrast

c)

unity

d)

movement

3.

The girl is the _____________ of this painting because she is the first thing you notice.

a)

variety

b)

unity

c)

movement

d)

emphasis

4.

This artwork has ____________ because it's not boring.

a)

unity

b)

variety

c)

emphasis

d)

cool colors

5.

This artwork has ___________________ because it's the same on both sides. 

a)

radial balance

b)

unit

c)

variety

d)

symmetrical balance

6.

This artwork has __________________ because all the shapes and colors go together.

a)

variety

b)

unity

c)

line

d)

texture

7.

The emphasis is on the __________________ because it a different value than the rest of the painting.

a)

face

b)

hat

c)

shirt

d)

background

8.

This painting has ______________ because it's all painted in the same style.

a)

variety

b)

unity

c)

color

d)

line

9.

The ___________________ in this piece of art shows repetition.

a)

basket

b)

bottle

c)

fruit

d)

table

10.

The green apples stand out from the rest because they are a _______________ color.

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

dark

d)

light

11.

The man's shirt looks like it has texture. We call this ______________________.

a)

visual texture

b)

cool colors

c)

warm colors

d)

fake texture

12.

Every angel in this painting is wearing a round halo. We call this ________________.

a)

repetition

b)

emphasis

c)

texture

d)

organic shape

13.

The angels are standing in lines. When objects are in a line, we call this ______________ line.

a)

visual

b)

emphasis

c)

dotted

d)

implied

14.

Both sides of this painting are basically the same. It has _______________ balance.

a)

perfect

b)

radial

c)

symmetrical

d)

3-D

15.

Which of these is NOT the reason that Mary and the Baby Jesus are what you look at first?

a)

They are in the middle.

b)

They are in front of a light background.

c)

They are the only cool colors in the painting.

d)

The other people and angels are looking at them.

16.

Would you say this has a more negative space or more positive space?

a)

negative space

b)

positive space

17.

We see the round arch more than once. It gets smaller as it goes back. This gives the illusion of ____________.

a)

texture

b)

line

c)

space

d)

variety

18.

Are the values in this art mostly light or dark?

a)

light

b)

dark

19.

This wave shows...

a)

warm colors

b)

form

c)

movement

d)

vertical lines

20.

This artwork uses MOSTLY...

a)

warm colors

b)

cool colors

21.

This artwork uses the principle ______________ because the size of things doesn't make sense.

a)

line

b)

space

c)

proportion

d)

movement

22.

What is the emphasis in this artwork?

a)

The man

b)

The chicken

c)

The egg

d)

The tractor

23.

This artwork has __________ balance. Choose the BEST answer.

a)

No

b)

Symmetrical

c)

Radial

d)

Asymmetrical

24.

Are these flowers organic or geometric?

a)

organic

b)

geometric

25.

This art uses a color scheme. What is is?

a)

primary colors

b)

secondary colors

c)

cool colors

d)

warm colors