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The Element of Line

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Does this drawing show Implied Lines?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

What style is Van Gogh known for?

a)

Abstract

b)

Implied lineism

c)

Impressionism

3.

Lines can convey Emotion

a)

True

b)

False

4.

a line in an artwork that is not physically there but suggested by points in the artwork

a)

Random

b)

Gestual

c)

Implied

d)

contour

5.

Which shading technique is this?

a)

hatching

b)

blending

c)

cross-hatching

d)

stippling

6.

Which shading technique is this?

a)

stippling

b)

blending

c)

cross-hatching

d)

hatching

7.

The artist adds shading and value to make an object look _________.

a)

3-D

b)

lighter

c)

brighter

d)

2-D

8.

These are 3-D forms.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

value =

a)

large and small

b)

up and down

c)

left and right

d)

light and dark

10.

The lightness and darkness of an object.

a)

Color

b)

Value

c)

Balance

d)

Line

11.

A series of spaces filled with the tints and shades of one color, starting white white or the lightest tint on one end, and gradually changing into the darkest shade or black on the other.

a)

Major scale

b)

Fish scale

c)

Pentatonic scale

d)

Value scale

12.

What is a line?

a)

Zig zag

b)

Only vertical and horizontal

c)

Scribble

d)

a continuous mark made on a surface, by a moving point

13.

What are the 7 art elements?

a)

pattern, unity, space, color, rhythm, balance, emphasis

b)

value, form, repetition, composition, emphasis, texture, line

c)

line, shape, form, color, space, texture, value

d)

balance, clarity, value, shape, repetition, scale, style, technique

14.

What is a contour line?

a)

A line from point A to point B

b)

A line which defines a form, or basically an outline

c)

Something you draw in the sand

d)

a boundary

15.
____________ Lines suggest being at attention, indicating power and strength.
a)
Vertical
b)
Horiontal
c)
Diagonal
d)
Implied
16.
a line in an artwork that is not physically there but suggested by points in the artwork
a)
Random
b)
Gestual
c)
Implied
d)
contour
17.
Gesture Lines
a)
Show the essences of something, are quick and look like scribble
b)
Slow smooth continuous 
c)
Hatched
d)
Straight forward only concerned with outline
18.

Which type of drawing uses lines that define the outside of an object and other visible edges within that object?

a)

gesture drawing

b)

contour drawing

19.

Which type of drawing is done quickly just to capture a feeling of movement or activity? These drawings are very expressive and spontaneous with no detail.

a)

gesture drawing

b)

contour drawing

20.

_____________ lines are parallel lines that run across the surface of an object (or radiate from a central point), such as those that appear on a topographical map or a digital wireframe.

a)

pure contour

b)

blind contour

c)

cross contour

21.

A ___________ drawing is a type of contour drawing in which the person drawing does not look at the paper while working.

a)

pure contour

b)

blind contour

c)

cross contour

22.

A ____________ drawing is one in which a single, unbroken line is used to develop the image.

a)

continuous line

b)

implied line

c)

actual line

d)

psychic line

23.

_________, also called line weight, refers to the thickness or thinness of a line.

a)

line variation

b)

line quality

c)

line inequality

24.

Name the artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines.

a)

hatching

b)

cross-hatching

c)

stippling

25.

Name the artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced perpendicular lines.

a)

hatching

b)

cross-hatching

c)

stippling