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Visual Art Vocabulary 1 - Basics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a PORTFOLIO?

a)

a bunch of colors in a circle

b)

a large, thin, flat case to hold papers, such as drawings

c)

a range in pattern

d)

an assortment of colorful papers

2.

What is a STUDIO?

a)

a rapid style of drawing

b)

a time to study for an art test

c)

a workroom or space for an artist to create in

d)

a light to help you see shadows

3.

What is a PALETTE?

a)

An abstract piece of art

b)

a collection of random objects

c)

a design made of pale colors

d)

a tray to pour and mix paint on

4.

What is a PORTRAIT?

a)

a picture of a face

b)

a display of botanical art

c)

artwork done on a pennant flag

d)

a large-eyed needle for sewing

5.

What is a MEDIUM?

a)

a realistic style of art

b)

a material you make art with

c)

an art show

d)

a comment on your art

6.

What is a SHADE?

a)

a box to film stop-motion in

b)

Any color mixed with white

c)

any color made with black

d)

a suggestion for your art

7.

What is CHARCOAL?

a)

An arrangement of objects to draw

b)

a type of paint

c)

a coal-colored Pokemon character

d)

a solid black piece of carbon you can draw with

8.

What is a BACKGROUND?

a)

the brightest color in your artwork

b)

a dropcloth to put on the floor under messy paint

c)

the area behind the main focus of the picture

d)

a container for tempera cakes

9.

What is CLAY?

a)

a painting on canvas

b)

a thick whitish substance you can mold with your hands into shapes

c)

the process of stirring water into paint

d)

a day of coloring with crayons

10.

What is a STOMP?

a)

a color wheel

b)

a mixture of collage and drawing

c)

a printmaking technique

d)

a paper blending tool for pencil and charcoal