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Art Glossary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

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."

a)

Foreground

b)

Background

c)

Middle ground

d)

Landscape

2.

Which of the following describes this definition?

"The manner in which a painter applies paint with a brush."

a)

Calligraphy

b)

Painting

c)

Brushwork

d)

Dabbing

3.

This is called the decorative handwriting or lettering.

a)

Font

b)

Type

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Script

4.

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."

a)

Paper

b)

Surface

c)

Canvas

d)

Textile

5.

What do you call objects, such as pots and vases, made of clay hardened by heat?

a)

Terracotta

b)

Lacquer

c)

Ceramics

6.

Which best describes the word "metaphysical"?

a)

A physical aspect of an artwork

b)

A Chinese philosophy attributed to Lao Tzu

c)

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence

d)

Transcending physical matter or the laws of nature

7.

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.

a)

Composition

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Mixed media

d)

Multimedia

8.

Which word describes the definition - A distinctive and often recurring feature in a composition?

a)

Object

b)

Subject

c)

Motif

d)

Highlight

9.

Which of the following words describe this definition - Impenetrable to the passage of light?

a)

Transparent

b)

Opaque

c)

Chromatic

10.

Which of the words describe this definition - An image or symbol representing a word or a phrase?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Icon

c)

Graph

d)

Picture

11.

A substance, usually finely powdered, that produces the color of any medium.

a)

Oil

b)

Tempera

c)

Pigment

d)

Acrylic

12.

Which word best describes this definition - A work of art on paper that usually exists in multiple copies?

a)

Painting

b)

Textile

c)

Print

d)

Sculpture

13.

Which terms are used in describing value? Select 2.

a)

Hue

b)

Shade

c)

Saturation

d)

Tints

14.

Which of the following definitions describes the word "translucent"?

a)

Permitting the passage of light.

b)

Impenetrable to the passage of light.

c)

Presence of light.

15.

Which word describes this definition - The range of colors used by an artist in making a work of art?

a)

Panel

b)

Pastel

c)

Pantone

d)

Palette