Worksheetsunit 1 balance_compositional techniques
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
The equal distribution of visual weight:
Unity
Balance
Rhythm
Harmony
Proportion is best compared to:
The mathematical system of numerical ratios.
The fashion comparison of shirt to pants.
The English comparison of thee and thou.
The scientific system of biomorphic assemblage.
A sense of completeness, when nothing is missing, left out or undone:
Pattern
Texture
Unity
Dominance
The organizing information in terms of its importance to the viewer
Similarity
Uniformity
Contrast
Hierarchy
The absence of Focal Point causes:
Emphasizing the Whole Over the Parts
Use repetition of a motif over the whole surface.
Take the repetition of the same object over and over
All the above
It is essentially another word for size:
Proportion
Scale
Color
Chroma
Balance that is achieved with dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or equal eye attention is also known as:
Asymmetrical balance.
Pivotal balance.
Symmetrical balance.
Hanging by a thread balance.
The term "formal balance" is also known as:
Asymmetrical balance.
Hanging by a thread balance.
Symmetrical balance.
Pivotal balance.
Rhythm is a design principle based on:
Repetition.
Wood cut outs.
A musical note.
Line.
Another name for the positive and negative shape is:
Blue and orange.
Figure and ground.
Salt and pepper.
Point a and point b.
A focal point placed too close to the edge of a composition will:
Pull the viewer's eye out of the picture.
Lead your eye back to the center.
Direct your vision to the light spot.
Direct the viewer's eye nowhere.
Which of the following is another word for "center of interest"?
Focal Point
Emphasis
Dominance
All of the above
Where must a focal point be in a rule of third composition?
In the center.
At the edge.
At the intersection.
At the top.
The principles of good design are
Color, depth, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value
Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, proportion, repetition, simplicity, space, and unity
All of the above
None of the above
A type of balance in which both sides of a composition are balanced yet different is called
Asymmetrical
Radial
Symmetrical
Geometric
Which of the following can be used to create contrast in a composition?
Smooth and rough textures
Large and small shapes
Plain areas against areas of patterns
All of the above
Unity is obtained when all parts of a design are working together as a team.
True
False
Various art elements, like lines, colors, or shapes, that are repeated over and over in a planned way creates a _______.
Focal point
Unity
Balance
Pattern
Motion is most strongly suggested by:
A horizontal line.
A vertical line.
A diagonal line.
All of these choices.
_______ is a mark with greater length than width. They can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, straight, curved, thick, or thin.
Texture
Line
Shape
Color
_________is the suggestion of action or direction, the path our eyes follow when we look at a work of art.
Proportion
Simplicity or visual economy
Rhythm
Movement
__________is the relation of two things in size, number, amount, or degree within a design.
Proportion
Simplicity or visual economy
Rhythm
Movement
____________is the elimination of all non-essential elements or details to reveal the essence of a form.
Proportion
Simplicity or visual economy
Rhythm
Movement
Symmetry, asymmetry and radial are all types of _______.
Texture
Balance
Patterns
Form
Creating a sense of visual oneness in a work of art is called _______.
Form
Value
Unity
Texture
