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Elements & Principles of Art

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which element of art describes the lightness or darkness in a work of art?

a)

value

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

line

e)

color

2.

Which element of art is two dimensional, flat, or limited to height and length?

a)

value

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

line

e)

color

3.

Which element of art defines positive and negative areas, or creates a sense of depth?

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

line

e)

color

4.

Which element of art refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched?

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

texture

e)

color

5.

Which element of art is defined by a point moving in space?

a)

space

b)

line

c)

form

d)

texture

e)

color

6.

Which element of art describes what you see when an object reflects light, and has three properties: hue, intensity, and value?

a)

space

b)

line

c)

form

d)

texture

e)

color

7.

Which element of art is three-dimensional and encloses volume; it includes height, width AND depth?

a)

space

b)

line

c)

form

d)

texture

e)

color

8.

This image best represents which element of art?

a)

line

b)

value

c)

shape

d)

form

e)

space

9.

This image best represents which element of art?

a)

line

b)

value

c)

shape

d)

form

e)

space

10.

This image best represents which element of art?

a)

line

b)

value

c)

shape

d)

form

e)

space

11.

Which principle describes when elements of a piece are noticeably different from one another in order to draw the viewer’s attention?

a)

contrast

b)

movement

c)

pattern

d)

rhythm/repetition

e)

balance

12.

Which principle describes how an artist helps the viewer see the most important part of a visual design?

a)

contrast

b)

movement

c)

emphasis

d)

rhythm/repetition

e)

balance

13.

Which principle describes how an object, image, or symbol can be uniformly repeated throughout a visual composition?

a)

contrast

b)

movement

c)

emphasis

d)

pattern

e)

balance

14.

Which principle describes how a viewer’s eye can travel across a piece of artwork?

a)

contrast

b)

movement

c)

emphasis

d)

pattern

e)

balance

15.

Which principle describes how all of the elements of a piece come together as though they "fit" with nothing seeming out of place?

a)

contrast

b)

movement

c)

unity

d)

pattern

e)

balance

16.

Which principle describes the repeated use of certain elements, like color, shape, or font to create consistency in a piece?

a)

rhythm/repetition

b)

movement

c)

unity

d)

pattern

e)

balance

17.

Which principle describes how elements that are laid out on a page should create a feeling of equal visual weight?

a)

rhythm/repetition

b)

movement

c)

unity

d)

pattern

e)

balance

18.

This image best represents which principle of design?

a)

balance

b)

repetition

c)

contrast

d)

emphasis

e)

pattern

19.

This image best represents which principle of design?

a)

balance

b)

repetition

c)

contrast

d)

emphasis

e)

pattern

20.

This image best represents which principle of design?

a)

balance

b)

repetition

c)

contrast

d)

emphasis

e)

pattern