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Elements of Art

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An enclosed figure that is 2-D and flat is called

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

space

d)

place

2.

What is form?

a)

When an object is, or appears to be, three dimensional.

b)

A shape that is irregular.

c)

A tone.

3.

What element of art is demonstrated in the picture?

a)

Line

b)

Form

c)

Value

d)

Space

4.

What element of art is demonstrated in the picture?

a)

line

b)

color

c)

texture

d)

space

5.

What element of art is demonstrated in the picture?

a)

line

b)

value

c)

texture

d)

space

6.
What technique makes one horse look farther away than another?
a)
relative size
b)
vanishing point
c)
overlap
d)
perspective
7.
Which of the following are SECONDARY colors?
a)
pink, lime, teal
b)
orange, violet, green
c)
red, blue, yellow
d)
red-orange, blue-violet, yellow-green
8.
What is the dot in the picture called?
a)
perspective point
b)
vanishing point
c)
horizon point
d)
center point
9.
What makes the red circle look closer?
a)
hue
b)
overlap
c)
value
d)
horizon
10.
The empty or open area between, around, above below and within objects.
a)
form
b)
balance
c)
color
d)
space
11.
The element of art that refers to the surface quality of an object or the way something feels such as rough-smooth
a)
shape
b)
texture
c)
color
d)
line
12.
Element of art produced when a wavelength of light strikes an object and reflects back to the eyes.
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
teriary
d)
color
13.
Colors that are directly opposite on the color wheel.  When mixed together, they makes neutral gray or brown.
a)
complementary
b)
texture
c)
analogous
d)
color
14.

Which colors are cool colors?

a)

Red, Yellow, Blue

b)

Blue, Green, Violet (Purple)

c)

Orange, Green, Violet

d)

Red, Orange, Yellow

15.
Which of the following colors can be described as "Warm" colors?
a)
Red, Orange, Yellow
b)
Blue, Green, Violet
c)
Blue, Yellow, Red
d)
Green, Orange, Violet
16.
Which letter shows an example of negative space?
a)
S
b)
H
c)
I
d)
F
17.
What phrase best describes this image?
a)
geometric forms
b)
geometric shapes
c)
organic shapes
d)
organic forms
18.
Shapes are
a)
the form of an object
b)
two-dimensional
c)
three-dimensional
d)
open spaces
19.
What element of art is defined as the lightness or darkness of a color?
a)
Value
b)
Hue
c)
Intensity
20.

The path of a moving point through space

a)

line

b)

value

c)

contrast

d)

form

21.

What is in the MIDDLE GROUND?

a)

Rocks

b)

Lake

c)

Trees

d)

My Grandmother

22.

What is in the Background?

a)

Mountains

b)

Cow

c)

Sheep

d)

The Diyafah Logo

23.

What is in the Foreground?

a)

Cabin

b)

Trees

c)

Mountain

d)

A cat

24.

The area that an object takes up is called?

a)

positive space

b)

neutral space

c)

negative space

25.

Rectangle, circles, triangles are examples of

a)

organic shapes

b)

geometric shapes

c)

positive space

26.

The black area in this drawing is...

a)

Positive Space

b)

Negative Space

27.

The black area in this drawing is...

a)

Positive Space

b)

Negative Space

28.

The object itself is an example of:

a)

Negative Space

b)

Picture Plane

c)

Positive Space

d)

Depth of Illusion

29.

Horizon Line is

a)

the sunset

b)

the sunrise

c)

is a horizontal line that runs across the paper or canvas to represent the viewer's eye level, or seperates where the sky meets the ground.

d)

A form of drawing and painting in which parallel lines are represented as coming together to give the illusion of near and far

30.

one point perspective has

a)

1 vanishing point

b)

2 vanishing points

c)

3 vanishing points

d)

4 vanishing points

31.

2 point perspective

a)

has 6 points on the horizon line

b)

has 1 point on the horizon line

c)

has 2 points on the horizon line

d)

has 5 points on the horizon line

32.

________________is a way to create the illusion of depth in an artwork. Objects that are in front of other objects look closer to the viewer.

a)

linear perspective

b)

atmospheric perspective

c)

overlapping

d)

horizon line

33.
Where is the vanishing point located in a one point perspective drawing? 
a)
above the horizon
b)
below the horizon
c)
on the horizon
d)
never on the horizon
34.
Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from us.
a)
larger
b)
smaller
c)
the same height
35.
These colors are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary color together:
a)
Analogous Colors
b)
Tertiary Colors
c)
Complementary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
36.
Blues, Greens, and Violets depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colors are also known as: 
a)
Warm Colors
b)
Cool Colors
c)
Tertiary Colors
d)
Analogous Colors
37.

What is the complementary color of yellow?

a)

Green

b)

Orange

c)

Violet

d)

Red

38.
Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all color. What are these three colors also referred to as?
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Secondary Colors
c)
Primary Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
39.
What two colors would you mix to create Green?
a)
Red & Yellow
b)
Red & Blue
c)
Blue & Yellow
d)
Blue & Violet
40.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Analogous

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Complementary

41.

Lighten colors by beginning with white and adding a bit of color

a)

Tone

b)

Shade

c)

Tint

d)

Cool color

42.

Darken colors by beginning with color and adding a

bit of black

a)

Tone

b)

Shade

c)

Tint

d)

Chroma

43.

What do you call a texture, that is depicted in an image?

a)

actual

b)

imaginary

c)

implied

d)

fake

44.

Texture of an actual object that you touch is called

a)

actual

b)

imaginary

c)

implied

d)

fake

45.

Highlight:

a)

Areas of direct light on a surface

b)

areas of no light on a surface

c)

areas of reflected light on a surface

d)

areas of indirect light on a surface

46.

What is the term used for this type of shape?

a)

geometric

b)

form

c)

organic

d)

ambiguous

47.

What phrase best describes this image?

a)

geometric forms

b)

geometric shapes

c)

organic shapes

d)

organic forms

48.

What type of shape is often found in nature?

a)

organic

b)

geometric

49.

Which type of shape is this?

a)

organic

b)

geometric

50.

What kind of shape is this?

a)

Organic

b)

Geometric

51.

Is the creation of a pattern simulating varying degrees of solidity or shading by using small dots

a)

Slinky/Hatching

b)

Cross-Hatching

c)

Stippling

d)

Value

52.

An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

a)

Cast Shadow

b)

Highlight

c)

Space

d)

Proportion

53.

A scale showing a gradual change from the lightest value white to the darkest value black.

a)

Value Scale

b)

Color Scale

c)

Line Scale

d)

Music Scale

54.

A drawing technique to mark or shade with two or more crossing parallel lines that are used to shade an object.

a)

Scribbling

b)

Cross hatching

c)

Shading

d)

Sketching

55.

A drawing technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing closely parallel lines.

a)

Stippling

b)

Blending

c)

Scumbling

d)

Hatching

56.
The area nearest the viewer in a landscape composition is called the
a)
background
b)
midground
c)
foreground
d)
highest part of page
57.
In a one-point perspective drawing, how many vanishing points are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
58.

What type of shape does the Campbell Soup Can categorized as?

a)

Geometric

b)

Organic

59.
Is this shape Geometric or Organic?
a)
Geometric
b)
Organic
60.

What type of shape is this?

a)

Organic

b)

Geometric

61.

What type of shape?

a)

organic

b)

geometric

62.

What type of shape?

a)

Organic

b)

Geometric

63.

Orange, red, and yellow are examples of . . .

a)

cool colors

b)

warm colors

c)

a hot plate

d)

high contrast

64.

What word describes these color pairs?

a)

warm

b)

cool

c)

algorithmic

d)

complementary

65.

A (a)   is made by mixing a hue with gray.

66.

The colors in this photo are all . . .

a)

complementary

b)

tetradic

c)

cool

d)

awesome

67.

This picture is an example of _____________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

68.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

69.

This painting is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Complementary

b)

Warm

c)

Cool

d)

Analogous

70.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

BLUE + YELLOW =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

True or False: You can create the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue).

a)

True

b)

False

74.

What is the technique used in this artwork?

a)

Cross Hatching

b)

Parallel Hatching

c)

Scumbling

d)

Stippling

75.

A technique of shading so that there is a gentle and gradual transition from one to the other.

a)

Value

b)

Blending

c)

Stippling

d)

Hatching