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WorksheetsArt Glossary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the word that best describes this definition?
"The area of an artwork that appears farthest away from the viewer; also, the area against which a figure or scene is placed."
Foreground
Background
Middle ground
Landscape
Which of the following describes this definition?
"The manner in which a painter applies paint with a brush."
Calligraphy
Painting
Brushwork
Dabbing
This is called the decorative handwriting or lettering.
Font
Type
Calligraphy
Script
Which of the following words best describes this definition?
"A closely woven, sturdy cloth of hemp, cotton, linen, or a similar fiber, frequently stretched over a frame and used as a surface for painting."
Paper
Surface
Canvas
Textile
What do you call objects, such as pots and vases, made of clay hardened by heat?
Terracotta
Lacquer
Ceramics
Which best describes the word "metaphysical"?
A physical aspect of an artwork
A Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu
The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence
Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature
Which of the following describes this technique - using two or more artistic media, such as ink and pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.
Composition
Juxtaposition
Mixed media
Multimedia
Which word describes the definition - A distinctive and often recurring feature in a composition?
Object
Subject
Motif
Highlight
Which of the following words describe this definition - Impenetrable to the passage of light?
Transparent
Opaque
Chromatic
Which of the words describe this definition - An image or symbol representing a word or a phrase?
Pictograph
Icon
Graph
Picture
A substance, usually finely powdered, that produces the color of any medium.
Oil
Tempera
Pigment
Acrylic
Which word best describes this definition - A work of art on paper that usually exists in multiple copies?
Painting
Textile
Sculpture
Which terms are used in describing value? Select 2.
Hue
Shade
Saturation
Tints
Which of the following definitions describes the word "translucent"?
Permitting the passage of light.
Impenetrable to the passage of light.
Presence of light.
Which word describes this definition - The range of colors used by an artist in making a work of art?
Panel
Pastel
Pantone
Palette
