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Still Life Quizzez

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a still life?

a)

An artwork that depicts the outdoors.

b)

A type of artwork that features inanimate objects.

c)

An artwork of a person.

d)

An artwork that is 3D.

2.

What is value?

a)

Money

b)

Shading

c)

The scale of lightness to darkness of a color

d)

The hue of a color

3.

Drawing from observation helps you:

a)

Draw things accurately

b)

Notice things that your brain doesn't consider when drawing from imagination

c)

Practice your technical skill

d)

All of the above

4.

The lightest areas on an object directly hit by light is called...

a)

highlight

b)

terminator line

c)

shadow

d)

core shadow

5.

This is called the light that bounces up from another surface onto the shadow portion of an object.

a)

core shadow

b)

cast shadow

c)

reflected light

d)

light source

6.

This is the dark area on the opposite side of the object from the light source.

a)

cast shadow

b)

core shadow

c)

resting shadow

d)

form shadow

7.

A work of art that is of an arrangement of static or inanimate objects.

a)

portrait

b)

landscape

c)

still life

d)

gestural drawing

8.

An element of art that is defined as the path of moving points, can be straight, curve, delicate, bold.

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

form

d)

space

9.

A tool used by artists as basis of shading their compositions.

a)

value scale

b)

color wheel

c)

shading

d)

sketching

10.

A technique for shading using parallel lines that cross over other parallel lines.

a)

cross hatching

b)

hatching

c)

scrumbling

d)

blending

11.

_____ is a technique of drawing in which small, distinct dots of ink or graphite are applied in varying proximity to each other to create values that form an image.

a)

stippling

b)

blending

c)

pointillism

d)

hatching

12.

Which tool can help you add highlights or lighten values?

a)

eraser

b)

tortillion

c)

blending stump

d)

pencil

13.

The repetition of shapes, lines, or colors over and over in a composition is called____.

a)

contrast

b)

rhythm

c)

pattern

d)

balance

14.

A shading method that uses parallel lines.

a)

hatching

b)

smudging

c)

contour

d)

cross contour

15.

The area that appears to be nearest and in front of other objects.

a)

background

b)

foreground

c)

middle ground

d)

horizon

16.

The area that appears between the foreground and background.

a)

foreground

b)

background

c)

middle ground

d)

horizon

17.

The area that appears to be the furthest away or behind the other objects.

a)

foreground

b)

background

c)

middle ground

d)

horizon

18.

What is a Vanitas Still Life?

a)

to direct the viewer's eye through a painting and lead them toward what the artist thinks is important

b)

genre of still life that focuses on the fleetingness of life

c)

a work of art depicting mostly flowers, using symbolism to convey a message

d)

a Latin phrase meaning “Remember that you will die.”

19.

What is the purpose of overlapping in art?

a)

To mix colors

b)

To create a light source

c)

To measure the size of objects

d)

To create the illusion of depth

20.

What role does texture play in art?

a)

To define the boundaries between objects

b)

To indicate the direction of light

c)

To provide a sense of how an object would feel if touched

d)

To measure the dimensions of an object

21.

What does 'negative space' refer to in art?

a)

The dark areas of a composition

b)

The empty or open space around and between the subjects of an image

c)

The background color of a painting

d)

The space occupied by the main subjects of the artwork