wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Elements & Principles Visual Arts

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This element is used in all works of art. It is the path a mark makes through space

a)

Line

b)

Space

c)

Value

d)

Form

2.

This has two dimensions. It can be geometric or organic

a)

Line

b)

Form

c)

Shape

d)

Space

3.

This is an empty surface or place in or around a work of art. It can be positive and negative.

a)

Space

b)

Value

c)

Form

d)

Line

4.

This has three-dimensions.

a)

Space

b)

Shape

c)

Line

d)

Form

5.

This is when light reflects off objects.

a)

Color

b)

Texture

c)

Space

d)

Value

6.

This is an area enclosed by a line.

a)

Form

b)

Color

c)

Space

d)

Shape

7.

This element is a degree of lightness and darkness.

a)

Space

b)

Line

c)

Value

d)

Texture

8.

This is the way something looks. It can be seen and felt.

a)

Space

b)

Line

c)

Value

d)

Texture

9.

This refers to the feeling of depth.

a)

Space

b)

Shape

c)

Line

d)

Form

10.

Hue, value, and intensity are the three main characteristics of ___________.

a)

Value

b)

Pattern

c)

Color

d)

Emphasis

11.

This is the feeling of harmony. It creates a sense of completeness.

a)

Variety

b)

Unity

c)

Color

d)

Movement

12.

Symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial are characteristics of __________.

a)

Color

b)

Movement

c)

Pattern

d)

Balance

13.

This is when an object catches the viewer's attention.

a)

Proportion

b)

Emphasis

c)

Unity

d)

Movement

14.

When one or more elements of art are used repeatedly to create a mood line a musical beat.

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhythm

c)

Movement

d)

Pattern

15.

This principle creates a sense of unity created when all parts relate with each other.

a)

Unity

b)

Balance

c)

Proportion

d)

Pattern

16.

This is the distribution of visual weight in a work of art.

a)

Proportion

b)

Balance

c)

Movement

d)

Emphasis

17.

In a work of art, this principle is the point of interest or focal point.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Unity

c)

Emphasis

d)

Pattern

18.

What are some examples of contrast?

a)

Black and white

b)

Rough and smooth

c)

Big and small

d)

Day and Night

e)

All of the above

19.

The above image is Bridget Riley, Fall 1963. Which element or principle is being used?

a)

Proportion

b)

Color

c)

Shape

d)

Line

20.

The above image is a picture of Yayoi Kusama art installation. Which principle of design is she using?

a)

Shape

b)

Pattern

c)

Emphasis

d)

Balance

21.

Above is an image of the stain glass rose window of Notra Dame. Which type of balance is being used?

a)

Symmetrical balance

b)

Asymmetrical balance

c)

Radial balance

d)

The window is not balanced

22.

Above is an image of Leonardo Da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, 1490. Which principle of design is being used?

a)

Balance

b)

Proportion

c)

Contrast

d)

None of the above

e)

Both Proportion and Balance

23.

The above image is Wassily Kandinsky, Squares with Concentric Circles, 1913. Which element of art is he using?

a)

Value

b)

Line

c)

Form

d)

Shape

24.

This is when an object repeats all over the work of art.

a)

Variety

b)

Color

c)

Pattern

d)

Unity

25.

This is when the viewer's eye moves around the artwork.

a)

Movement

b)

Pattern

c)

Rhythm

d)

Emphasis