WorksheetsElements of art Vocab
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the definition of line?
The lightness or darkness of a color.
As a mark with length and direction, created by
a point that moves across a surface.
An enclosed space defined by other
elements of art.
An element of art with three properties
What is the definition of shape?
A large difference between two things,such as light and shadow, color and black/white.
Involves multiples of the same element. Repeated elements can vary in size, color, or axis
placement.
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
Is an enclosed space defined by other
elements of art.
What is the definition of value?
Refers to luminescence or luminosity – the lightness or
darkness of a color.
Quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design.
Portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers
3 Dimensional Shape.
What is the definition of texture?
Adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
The surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness,
smoothness, or softness.
The empty or open area between, around, above, below, or within objects.
What is the definition of form?
Sense of stability in the body of work.
Portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers
An enclosed space defined by other
elements of art.
3 Dimensional Shape.
What is the element of art color?
An element of art with three properties hue, Intensity, & Value.
A mark with length and direction, created by a point that moves across a surface.
An enclosed space defined by other
elements of art.
Refers to luminescence or luminosity the lightness or
darkness of a color.
What is the element of art space?
The quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design.
The surface quality or feel of an object, such as roughness,
smoothness, or softness.
Positive space is filled by a shape or form. Negative space surrounds a shape or form.
A large difference between two things,such as light and shadow, color and black/white
What is the element of art balance?
An enclosed space defined by other elements of art.
Portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers.
Any forcefulness that gives importance to some feature or features of an artwork.
A sense of stability in the body of work.Can be symmetrical (formal) or asymmetrical (informal)
Who is the artist that cut their ear off?
Michelangelo
Vincent Van Gogh
Leonardo DA Vince
Pablo Picasso
What is cubism?
A short-lived yet ground-breaking post-war group gathering international artists who advocated spontaneity
The principles embodied in the styles, theories, or philosophies of the different types of art from ancient Greece and Rome.
Movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture.
A movement in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century.
Who is Romare Bearden?
A Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history.
An Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance
An African-American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages.
A graduate of the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in London
What is a collage?
A piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
A mix of burnt sienna and phthalo blues to establish shadows and values.
You scratch away paint while it's wet to expose the under painting.
Process of laying a coat of transparent paint over a dry part of the painting, and it's used for intensifying shadows and modulating color.
What is jazz?
Pop is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
A music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
A type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies.
A genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s.
What is the Harlem renaissance?
An intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City,
It's a tech company.
This is not a real thing.
A n intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Texas.
Who is shepard fairey?
A famous painter.
Obama's campaign leader.
An American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene.
none of the above
What is social activism?
The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
Working with other people to bring about a change in society. Often confrontational, against an established power.
Economically impact a “target,” like a business that’s engaging in exploitative practices.
A and B
What is emphasis & focal point?
Any forcefulness that gives importance to some feature or features of an artwork; something singled out, stressed, or drawn attention to by means of contrast,anomaly, or counterpoint.
Portion of an artwork's composition on which interest or attention centers.
What is contrast?
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
Adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
Involves multiples of the same element.
A large difference between two things,such as light and shadow, color and black/white.
What is movement?
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
Adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
Involves multiples of the same element.
A large difference between two things,such as light and shadow, color and black/white.
What is variety?
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
Adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
When elements are changed in scale, color, or form.
A large difference between two things,such as light and shadow, color and black/white.
What is pattern & repetition?
The empty or open area between, around, above, below, or within objects.
Adds excitement to your work by showing action and directing the viewers eye throughout the picture plane.
Involves multiples of the same element. Repeated.
A large difference between two things, such as light and shadow, color and black/white.
What is Unity/Gestalt?
The quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through the effective use of the elements and principles of design.
Refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness,smoothness, or softness.
3 Dimensional Shape.
None of the above
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
An African-American artist, author, and songwriter.
Painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history.
What is a impressionist?
A painter, writer, or composer who is an exponent of impressionism.
An entertainer who impersonates famous people.
What is starry night?
A 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
An oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer
An oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
A half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
Who is picasso?
A famous painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer.
A famous singer
A & B
None of the above.
