AHRM Quiz #1

Question 1

Amplified Perspective

Answer 1

a dramatic illusionistic effect created when an object is pointed directly at the viewer

Question 2

Aerial (atmospheric) perspective

Answer 2

the perception of less-distant contours and value contrasts as forms recede into the background. Colors appear to be washed out in the distance.

Question 3

Closed form

Answer 3

the placement of objects by which a composition keeps the viewers attention within the picture

Question 4

elevation

Answer 4

an architectural drawing presenting the view of a facade

Question 5

linear perspective

Answer 5

a spatial system used in 2-D artwork to create the illusion of space. If parallel lines extended to the horizon line, they appear to converge and meet at the vanishing point.

Question 6

Multipoint perspective

Answer 6

a system of spatial illusion with different vanishing points for different sets of parallel lines

Question 7

One-point perspective

Answer 7

a system of spatial illusion in 2-D art based on the convergence of parallel lines to a common vanishing point usually on the horizon

Question 8

Overlapping

Answer 8

a device used for creating an illusion of depth in which some shapes are in front of and partially hide or obscure others

Question 9

Plan

Answer 9

an architectural drawing presenting an aerial view of a structure to scale.

Question 10

Two-point perspective

Answer 10

a scene that is viewed through an angle, with no objects parallel to the picture plane and with edges receding to two points on the horizon

Question 11

Trompe l’oeil

Answer 11

to fool the eye. deceptive painting. objects are delineated with meticulous care.

Question 12

Horror vacui

Answer 12

need to fill up empty space

Question 13

Tessellation (or tiling)

Answer 13

creating a predictable (or periodic) pattern by sliding (or translating) the design unit along an axis

Question 14

complex patterns

Answer 14

fractal patterns. complex symmetries

Question 15

contrast

Answer 15

adds texture to some things

Question 16

bas relief

Answer 16

physical piece like a sculpture, it is presented on the wall like a painting

Question 17

Tactile texture

Answer 17

texture that can actually be felt

Question 18

impasto

Answer 18

uneven paint surface, produced when an artist uses thick pigment

Question 19

collage

Answer 19

creating a design by pasting down bits and pieces of colored and textured papers, cloth, or other materials

Question 20

verisimilitude

Answer 20

create the impression of texture an a flat smooth painted surface

Question 21

visual texture

Answer 21

impression of texture as purely visual, cannot be felt

Question 22

overlapping

Answer 22

a simple device for creating an illusion of depth

Question 23

vertical location

Answer 23

a spatial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth

Question 24

axonometric projection

Answer 24

two axes from an angle while one axis remains vertical

Question 25

Transparency

Answer 25

when two forms overlap and both are seen completely

Question 26

contour drawing

Answer 26

when line is used to follow the edge of forms, to describe their outlines

Question 27

implied lines

Answer 27

created by positioning points so that the eye tends to automatically connect them

Question 28

shape

Answer 28

a visually perceived area created either by an enclosing line or by color or value changes defining the outer edge

Question 29

form

Answer 29

a shape can be called this

Question 30

idealism

Answer 30

reproduces the world not as it is but as cultural worldview says it should be

Question 31

biomorphic

Answer 31

abstract shapes such which allude to natural, organic forms

Question 32

nonobjective

Answer 32

shapes with no object reference and no subject matter suggestion

Question 33

value

Answer 33

light and dark

Question 34

achromatic

Answer 34

grays that are mixed only with black and white

Question 35

value contrast

Answer 35

relationship between areas of dark and light

Question 36

value pattern

Answer 36

arrangement and the amount of variation in light and dark, independent of the color used

Question 37

chiaroscuro

Answer 37

using a pattern of light and dark to imply volume

Question 38

shading

Answer 38

the use of value

Question 39

cross-hatching

Answer 39

black lines of various densities that, seen against the white background, can give the impression of grays