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Elements and Principles

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Line, color, value, texture, shape, form, and space are considered...
a)
elements of design
b)
principles of design
2.
Balance, pattern, movement, emphasis, rhythm, unity, and contrast are considered...
a)
principles of design
b)
elements of design
3.
______ is degrees of lightness or darkness. The difference between values is called value contrast. 
a)
Value
b)
Color
c)
Space
d)
Line
4.
Which element is pictured here?
a)
Color
b)
Space
c)
Texture
d)
Value
5.

What color do I add to each hue to get shade?

a)

White

b)

Black

6.
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
7.
What phrase best describes this image?
a)
geometric forms
b)
geometric shapes
c)
organic shapes
d)
organic forms
8.

An element of art that is derived from reflected light.

a)

Shape

b)

Color

c)

Texture

d)

Varitety

9.
Is color or shape more prominent in this work?
a)
color
b)
shape
10.

The real or implied distance between, around, below, and within objects.

a)

Form

b)

Balance

c)

Space

d)

Texture

11.

Arranging the art elements so no one part seems heavier than the other part.

a)

Line

b)

Balance

c)

Rhythm

d)

Movement

12.

A continuous mark made on some surface by a moving point

a)

Shape

b)

Mark

c)

Texture

d)

Line

13.

An object with three dimensions

a)

3D

b)

Form

c)

Shape

d)

Unity

14.

Creating the look and feeling of action to guide the viewer's eye thorough a work of art

a)

Movement

b)

Variety

c)

Form

d)

Line

15.

Combining art elements with slight changes to create visual interest.

a)

Pattern

b)

Unity

c)

Variety

d)

Proportion

16.

The relationship of certain elements to the whole and each other

a)

Unity

b)

Rhythm

c)

Proportion

d)

Unity

17.

An area clearly set off by one or more of the other elements (geometric or organic)

a)

Shape

b)

Line

c)

Unity

d)

Form

18.

A decorative effect created through the repetition of colors, lines, shapes, and/or texture.

a)

Pattern

b)

Movement

c)

Rhythm

d)

Balance

19.

Repeating an element of art to make a work seem active or to suggest vibration

a)

Rhythm

b)

Variety

c)

Movement

d)

Pattern

20.

The look or feeling of "wholeness" or completeness in a work of art.

a)

Harmony

b)

Balance

c)

Space

d)

Unity

21.

The __________ lines in this artwork represent ___________.

a)

Straight ; Vertical

b)

Curved ; Staying Still

c)

Curved ; Movement

d)

Blue ; Tension