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WorksheetsFinal VA practice Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
The dramatic use of light and shadow draws attention to the central figure in Goya’s Third of May.
True
False
How did Claude Monet and other French Impressionists use paints and other medium to capture how light reflected in nature during a moment in time?
French Impressionists used dabs of pure, vibrant color to show changing light and weather conditions
Traditional ways of painting realistic landscapes
Only using Watercolor techniques
French Impressionists applied smooth blended brushstrokes to solidly model figures
Based on the scene depicted in this painting, how would one describe the characteristics and subject found in Renoir use in Le Moulin de la Galette?
He painted modern people in society, showing leisurely activities
He painted historical subject matter based on Greek mythology
He used a complementary color scheme to create contrast
He painted with smooth brushwork using classical techniques
What is the best way to describe unity in artwork?
The feeling of oneness that occurs when all the parts of a design fit together well harmoniously
When an artist creates one area of focus or emphasis in an artwork
The quality of an artwork in which the elements are visually equal
What does the Chinese dragon represent?
Imperial Power
Resilience
Global Unity
What does the elephant in India represent?
Divinity/Royalty
Global Unity
Resilience
The technique that creates a 3-D effect on a two-dimensional surface and shows perspective by using one vanishing point on the horizon line is called (a) .
Name the psychoanalyst whose work had a profound impact on Surrealist artists?
Sigmund Freud
Rene Magritte
Vincent Van Gogh
Leonardo Da Vinci
What’s the best way to describe Miró’s images and symbols?
Miró used abstract shapes, curving lines, and amoeba-like forms.
Impressionism techniques and natural elements.
Baroque art, such as this portrait by Rembrandt, creates thick textural effects using what process?
Impasto Technique
Clay and paints mixed
Use of abstract shapes and dripping splatter paint
True or false this is a standing in the round sculpture?
false
true
Examine the painting and identify the principle of art demonstrated.
Exaggerated Proportion
Space
Contrast
Pattern
What method is used to connect clay pieces in ceramics or sculpture?
add elmer’s glue to both pieces
simply press the clay together
score by scratching lines and adding slip
This artwork exemplifies the cubism art style effectively because:
The subject is fragmented and broken up into angles and shapes.
The subject is painted in a realistic manner.
The artwork uses only bright colors without any shapes.
The subject is depicted in a single perspective.
What aspects of Fauvism can be observed in Henri Matisse's 'The Red Room'?
Using warm and cool colors and modeling the object create a sense of form
The painting has an overall decorative-pattern effect and a flattened sense of space
The painting demonstrates the use of perspective and a deep sense of space
Impasto Techniques
What is the main shape used in this painting?
Geometric shapes
Organic shapes
What is the best description of Guernica by Picasso?
Guernica is a political painting, using the fragmented and distorted shapes of cubism to convey the suffering felt during war
Represents religion and royal divinity
Not an emotional response, tells the story of celebration in Spain
What is the best way to describe texture?
Real or implied feeling of a surface.
The brightness or darkness of a color.
The distance between two points.
The repetition of shapes or lines.
Which of the following are art elements?
Line, color, shape, form
Contrast, harmony
Movement, balance, unity
Which of the following are art principles?
Movement, balance, unity
Line, color, shape, form
Real or implied feeling of a surface
What are the two classifications of shapes called?
Organic and geometric
Linear and circular
Solid and hollow
Primary and secondary
Which techniques create the illusion of space in this drawing?
By overlapping the objects
By placing the objects closest to us lower in the picture
By using value and shading to create form
All of the above
In what ways does a visual journal support the process of artistic research?
A visual verbal journal incorporates drawings and words to show visual thinking
Artists use a visual verbal journal to research, explore, and invent artistic approaches to connect and express visual ideas.
A visual verbal journal can be used as a place to experiment with mediums and techniques.
All of the above
The ______-______ need the ____ of ___ to create a successful composition?
Elements of art need the principles of design
Principles of design need the elements of art
Colors and shapes need the rules of balance
Artists need the tools of creativity
What’s the main safety hazard associated with drawing?
accidental ingestion of pigments due to drinking or eating while working
splinters from pencils
By examining the painting, determine which artistic elements are most prominent in Vincent van Gogh's characteristic style?
Line and Texture
Shape and Value
Form and Space
The artist is challenged to draw a silky sheet of fabric, which type of value should the artist use to apply the technique?
Smooth value transition
Stippling
Cross hatching
Analyze this artwork and determine which compositional rule has been utilized to arrange the elements and create space/depth.
Triangle Method
Steelyard
Rule of Thirds
What role does a focal point serve in the composition of a drawing?
It helps the artist to create the darker values that, when combined with tints (lighter values), produce a more realistic masterpiece.
It is an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.
It is a compositional method used to pull the eye toward a particular area in an artwork.
It provides the darkest point in your drawing.
This piece of art exemplifies the genre of non-representational abstract art?
True
False
This compositional method is created when a subject in the artwork is looking at something within the painting to direct the viewer’s eye within the painting.
Converging elements
Golden Ratio
The rule of odds
Triangle method
The drawing below is an example of:
Contour line drawing
Calligraphic drawing
Gesture drawing
Reductive value drawing
Color Field paintings expressed (a) .
realism
impressionism
texture
Color harmony refers to the pleasing arrangement of different elements. When an artwork exhibits high complexity or variety, it can result in…
Lack of stimulation resulting in a dull composition
A harmonious and cohesive composition
Excessive stimulation leading to a disordered composition
